More possible entry points for COVID spike protein identified by Princeton scientists
September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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One of the essential factors the COVID-19 virus needs to enter a host is a receptor on a human cell -- a place where the universally recognized spike protein can latch onto the cell surface, pierce it, disgorge its infectious contents, and replicate.
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Without a receptor, there is no replication. Without replication, there is no infection.
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One of the essential factors the COVID-19 virus needs to enter a host is a receptor on a human cell -- a place where the universally recognized spike protein can latch onto the cell surface, pierce it, disgorge its infectious contents, and replicate.
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Without a receptor, there is no replication. Without replication, there is no infection.