COVID-19 and iron dysregulation: distant sequence similarity between hepcidin and the novel coronavirus spike glycoprotein
Abstract The spike glycoprotein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, has attracted attention for its vaccine potential and binding capacity to host cell surface receptors. Much of this research focus has centered on the ectodomain of the spike protein. The ectodomain is anchored to a tran...
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13062-020-00275-2 |