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Researchers discover that neuropilin-1 can facilitate entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the cells – News-Medical.Net
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is known to infect cells via the receptor ACE2. An international research team under German-Finnish coordination has now identified neuropilin-1…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 21 2020
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is known to infect cells via the receptor ACE2. An international research team under German-Finnish coordination has now identified neuropilin-1 as a factor that can facilitate SARS-CoV-2 entry into the cells’ interior.
Neuropilin-1 is localized in the respiratory and olfactory epithelia, which could be a strategically important localization to contribute to SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and spreading.
Experts from the German Center…
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