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The acid sphingomyelinase/ceramide system in COVID-19

Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) cleaves sphingomyelin into the highly lipophilic ceramide, which forms large gel-like rafts/platforms in the plasma membrane. We showed that SARS-CoV-2 uses these platforms for cell entry. Lowering the amount of ceramide or ceramide blockade due to inhibitors of ASM, gene...

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Autores principales: Kornhuber, Johannes, Hoertel, Nicolas, Gulbins, Erich
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8488928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34608263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01309-5

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