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SARS-CoV-2 variants with mutations at the S1/S2 cleavage site are generated in vitro during propagation in TMPRSS2-deficient cells

The spike (S) protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) binds to a host cell receptor which facilitates viral entry. A polybasic motif detected at the cleavage site of the S protein has been shown to broaden the cell tropism and transmissibility of the virus. Here we ex...

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Autores principales: Sasaki, Michihito, Uemura, Kentaro, Sato, Akihiko, Toba, Shinsuke, Sanaki, Takao, Maenaka, Katsumi, Hall, William W., Orba, Yasuko, Sawa, Hirofumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33476327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009233