Coronavirus: computing the opening motion of the SARS-CoV-2 spike

In this small article, we provide a brief introduction about the way the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) operates, and we provide results of our computations of the motion of its spike from its closed state to its open, receptor-binding state. Introduction The SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease – has transmembrane spikes (S proteins on the image below) attached to its lipid membrane. It is because of these spikes – their relatively large number –…