Journal of Molecular Imaging & Dynamics
Open Access

Department of Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, Un, USA

Publications

• Editorial   
  The Role of Molecular Recognition in Covid-19 Infection, Replication, and Transmission
  Author(s): Saurav Wang*
  
  The halo or crown structure of proteinaceous spike peplomers or Glycoproteins (SGPs) detected in a transmission electron microscope image is the basis for the name Coronavirus (CoV), which is given to viruses that cause a variety of respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19 (coronavirus disease of 2019), SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), and MERS (measles, encephalitis, and respiratory syndrome) (Middle East respiratory syndrome). SARS-CoV-2 has a shape, size (80 nm-120 nm), genome, and RNA-based pathogenesis similar to other CoVs. The extremely pathogenic character of SARS-CoV-2 and its recent genetic variants suggests that these infections have high binding affinities for a host cell and can successfully circumvent or inhibit cytokine (interferon (IFN))-triggered immune responses. As a r.. View More»
  

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