Figure 3.

Atomistic model of the full-length trimeric S protein of SARS-CoV-2 shown in cartoon representation. Reproduced from Sikora et al., 2021 [140] (CC-BY 4.0). The three monomeric chains are differentiated by color. Palmitoylated cysteine residues are shown in pink licorice (only one chain shown for clarity), anchored into the viral envelope. Glycans are shown in green licorice representation. A 20 s movie showing a 600 ns atomistic molecular dynamics simulation trajectory of four S proteins embedded in a viral membrane is also provided at this source [140].