Quantitative assays reveal cell fusion at minimal levels of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and fusion from without
Summary: Cell entry of the pandemic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is mediated by its spike protein S. As a main antigenic determinant, S protein is in focus of various therapeutic strategies. Besides particle-cell fusion, S mediates fusion between infected and uninfect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221001383 |