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High transmission rate of Coronavirus in Chennai
Posted on: 27/Apr/2021 9:19:49 AM
Coronavirus infection has been spreading thick and fast now in Chennai and in TN and many are getting infected by this infection is a well known fact.
In Chennai, IIT or Indian Institute of Technology is a world class educational institute that has been involved in many research studies. Now, researchers belonging to this IIT-M are studying the high transmission rate and mortality of SARS—CoV-2. Two close variants like SARS-CoV and NL63 are being studied by the researchers here by means of computational tools. The objective behind the study was to find out how their spike protein interaction with ACE2 receptors of human cells is affecting the transmission rate and severity of the infection.
It is important to note that SARS-CoV is more severe when compared to SARS-CoV-2 and NL63 shows milder symptoms than these two. There are many questions that have emerged out now about these. Questions such as whether they have emerged from the same ancestor, the similarities and differences and mortality rates arise now. Researchers also want to know whether the immunity for NL63 could provide some degree of protection from the other two. This was brought out by professor, Mr. Micheal Gromiha, Biotechnology department, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, IITM.
By studying the interaction mechanism of these viruses with human body organs, the research team of IITM has been finding answers to the above said questions. Information collected is that the research team has been able to find the interaction area between spike protein and ACE2, surrounding hydrophobicity. It has been found that the interaction energy plays an important role in the transmission and severity of the Coronaviruses. Point is that the research team of IIT-M has been able to find out that the distant cousin NL63 has a unique ACE2 binding site when compared to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2.
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