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Spike protein-human cell binding mechanism holds clue to Covid drugs, IIT Madras study claims According to the study, understanding spike protein interactions at ACE2 receptor site in humans will help find ways to reduce severity of coronaviruses and treatment options. Soniya Agrawal 27 April, 2021 8:17 am IST A+ New Delhi: The reason for the devastating transmission and infection of Covid-19, as compared to common-cold causing coronaviruses, is due to the high interaction energy and area between the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the human ACE2 receptor protein, seen as the entry point for the coronavirus to hook onto and infect a wide range of human cells, a study by IIT Madras has found.

New delhiTamil naduTarun prashanthM michael gromihaJyoti mehtaPuneet rawatSherlyn jemimahMicheal gromihaSchool of biosciencesUniversity of madrasDepartment of biotechnologyபுதியது டெல்ஹிதமிழ் நாடுஅருண் பிரஷந்தஜையோடீ மேத்தாபள்ளி ஆஃப் உயிர் அறிவியல்