1. In a study by Cameroni et al. (Nature, Dec. 2021), scientists analyzed the interaction between the extracellular domain of the ACE2 protein and the spike proteins from multiple variants of concern. Below is an example of data collected in this study. SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein variant Wuhan Alpha Beta Delta Omicron KD, nM 60 9.6 2.4 1.2 2.4 (a) Which of the SARS-CoV-2 variants would be considered the primary binding receptor for the ACE2 protein? Explain your answer. The Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant would be considered the primary binding receptor for the ACE2 protein due to its KD value. A lower KD value means that there is a stronger binding affinity to the ACE2 protein. In this case, the variant will the lowest KD value is Delta which indicates it is the primary binding receptor for the ACE2 protein. (b) Using the data from the table above, calculate the specificity factor (a) of the interaction between the ACE2 protein and SARS-CoV-2 variant spike proteins at [ACE2] = 1 nM. Assume that the concentration of each of the SARS-CoV-2 variant spike proteins is the same in the binding reaction. Show your work.
1. In a study by Cameroni et al. (Nature, Dec. 2021), scientists analyzed the interaction between the extracellular domain of the ACE2 protein and the spike proteins from multiple variants of concern. Below is an example of data collected in this study. SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein variant Wuhan Alpha Beta Delta Omicron KD, nM 60 9.6 2.4 1.2 2.4 (a) Which of the SARS-CoV-2 variants would be considered the primary binding receptor for the ACE2 protein? Explain your answer. The Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant would be considered the primary binding receptor for the ACE2 protein due to its KD value. A lower KD value means that there is a stronger binding affinity to the ACE2 protein. In this case, the variant will the lowest KD value is Delta which indicates it is the primary binding receptor for the ACE2 protein. (b) Using the data from the table above, calculate the specificity factor (a) of the interaction between the ACE2 protein and SARS-CoV-2 variant spike proteins at [ACE2] = 1 nM. Assume that the concentration of each of the SARS-CoV-2 variant spike proteins is the same in the binding reaction. Show your work.
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