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Ready, Set, Fuse! The Coronavirus Spike Protein and Acquisition of Fusion Competence
Coronavirus-cell entry programs involve virus-cell membrane fusions mediated by viral spike (S) proteins. Coronavirus S proteins acquire membrane fusion competence by receptor interactions, proteolysis, and acidification in endosomes. This review describes our current understanding of the S proteins...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3347323/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22590686 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v4040557 |