Receptor-binding loops in alphacoronavirus adaptation and evolution.
Wong, A.H.M., Tomlinson, A.C.A., Zhou, D., Satkunarajah, M., Chen, K., Sharon, C., Desforges, M., Talbot, P.J., Rini, J.M.(2017) Nat Commun 8: 1735-1735
- PubMed: 29170370 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01706-x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6ATK - PubMed Abstract: 
RNA viruses are characterized by a high mutation rate, a buffer against environmental change. Nevertheless, the means by which random mutation improves viral fitness is not well characterized. Here we report the X-ray crystal structure of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the human coronavirus, HCoV-229E, in complex with the ectodomain of its receptor, aminopeptidase N (APN) ...