Type: | Domain | Name: | Coronovirus spike glycoprotein, heptad repeat 2 domain |
Description: | Coronovirus enter target cells through fusion of viral and cellular membranes mediated by the viral envelope glycoprotein S. Trimers of Coronovirus S glycoprotein constitute the typical viral spikes. The precursor S protein is processed by host cell furin or furin-like protease to yield the mature S1 and S2 proteins [].This entry represents one of the two heptad repeat domains found in the S protein which involves in helix-helix interfaces [, , , ]. | Short Name: | S_HR2 |