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ACE2 decoy irreversibly inactivates SARS-CoV-2, even antibody-resistant variants

The ACE2 receptor as it appears on the surface of a cell, with SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins attached to it. The yellow layer is the cell membrane. Two identical ACE2 proteins associate and exist mainly outside the cell. They also pair up with two identical proteins called B0AT1, making the whole thing look much more stable. …

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Experimental decoy drug tricks coronavirus, then destroys it

Experimental decoy drug tricks coronavirus, then destroys it

The coronavirus has been a sneaky enemy, with new variants and sub-variants rapidly evolving to evade vaccines and treatments. Researchers at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are working on an experimental drug that takes one of the virus’s most dangerous traits – its talent for mutation – and turns it against itself. When the coronavirus binds …

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