A special protein facilitates the infection of cells by SARS-CoV-2 –… – AlKhaleej Today

In recent months, virologists have succeeded in demonstrating the global mechanism of infection of human cells by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus on the basis of the spike protein. However, the question of why the virus is so contagious and how it penetrates cells so easily remains unanswered. However, a team of researchers may have found the key element that answers these questions: Neuropilin-1. Indeed, by binding to the virus, this small surface protein would facilitate its mechanism of infection…

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