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Bound by infection: identifying how COVID-19 interacts with cells – UQ News
Two international studies have shed important light on why the virus that causes COVID-19 is so infectious compared to other SARS viruses.
Two international studies have shed light on why the virus that causes COVID-19 is so infectious compared to other SARS viruses.
University of Queensland researchers collaborated with colleagues in the United Kingdom and Europe on the studies, which also showed a way to potentially prevent the virus from infecting cells.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus uses a protein called Spike to enter host cells by binding to a receptor on human cells, called ACE2, and using it like a doorway to get in.
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