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Unveiling the mystery: Scientists Reveal the Determinants That Control the Nuclear Import of HIV-1

Published in Nature Microbiology, a groundbreaking study reveals how HIV-1 breaches the cell’s most guarded barrier.

Visualising the SARS-CoV-2 Fusion Process and Its Inhibition Under Near-Native Conditions Using Cryo-Electron Tomography

Researchers at the Division of Structural Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine have visualised the full membrane fusion process of SARS-CoV-2 under near-native conditions, capturing elusive intermediate states that occur as the virus enters host cells. Published in Nature Communications, the study presents a comprehensive structural timeline of how the viral spike protein drives fusion and how this process can be blocked by S2-targeting neutralising antibodies.

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