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Structural Studies of Coronavirus Fusion Proteins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2019

Alexandra C. Walls ,
M. Alejandra Tortorici ,
Xiaoli Xiong ,
Joost Snijder ,
Brandon Frenz ,
Berend-Jan Bosch ,
Frank DiMaio ,
Davide Corti ,
Félix A. Rey  and
David Veesler
Alexandra C. Walls
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
M. Alejandra Tortorici
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. Institut Pasteur, Unité de Virologie Structurale, Paris 75015, France.
Xiaoli Xiong
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Joost Snijder
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Brandon Frenz
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Berend-Jan Bosch
Affiliation:
Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Frank DiMaio
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Davide Corti
Affiliation:
Humabs Biomed SA, Vir Biotechnology, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Félix A. Rey
Affiliation:
Institut Pasteur, Unité de Virologie Structurale, Paris 75015, France.
David Veesler*
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
*
*Corresponding author: dveesler@uw.edu

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Type
3D Structures: from Macromolecular Assemblies to Whole Cells (3DEM FIG)
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 25 , Supplement S2 , August 2019 , pp. 1300 - 1301
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2019 

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