Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T332 |
0-427 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To express a stabilized ectodomain of Spike protein, a synthetic gene encoding residues 1−1208 of SARS-CoV-2 Spike with the furin cleavage site (residues 682–685) replaced by a “GGSG” sequence, proline substitutions at residues 986 and 987, and a foldon trimerization motif followed by a C-terminal 6xHisTag was created and cloned into the mammalian expression vector pCMV-IRES-puro (Codex BioSolutions, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD). |
T333 |
428-557 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The expression construct was transiently transfected in HEK293F cells using polyethylenimine (Polysciences, Inc, Warrington, PA). |
T334 |
558-802 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Protein was purified from cell supernatants using Ni-NTA resin (QIAGEN, Germany), the eluted fractions containing S protein were pooled, concentrated, and further purified by gel filtration chromatography on a Superose 6 column (GE Healthcare). |
T335 |
803-900 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Negative stain electron microscopy (EM) analysis was performed as described (Shaik et al., 2019). |
T336 |
901-1194 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Briefly, analysis was performed at room temperature with a magnification of 52,000x and a defocus value of 1.5 μm following low-dose procedures, using a Philips Tecnai F20 electron microscope (Thermo Fisher Scientific) equipped with a Gatan US4000 CCD camera and operated at voltage of 200 kV. |
T337 |
1195-1340 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The DNA fragment encoding human ACE2 (1-615) with a 6xHis tag at C terminus was synthesized by Genscript and cloned to the vector pCMV-IRES-puro. |
T338 |
1341-1422 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The expression construct was transfected in HEK293F cells using polyethylenimine. |
T339 |
1423-1499 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The medium was discarded and replaced with FreeStyle 293 medium after 6-8 h. |
T340 |
1500-1625 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After incubation in 37°C with 5.5% CO2 for 5 days, the supernatant was collected and loaded to Ni-NTA resin for purification. |
T341 |
1626-1701 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The elution was concentrated and further purified by a Superdex 200 column. |