Researchers discover a second ‘key’ that makes the new coronavirus infectious – Health24

• Scientists already know that SARS-CoV-2 uses the ACE2 receptor to infect human cells.
• However, a new breakthrough explains how the virus uses a receptor called neuropilin-1 to infect human cells.
• This receptor is widespread in many human tissues.

As the number of confirmed global SARS-CoV-2 infections nears 1.7 million, scientists are still battling to understand what makes the virus so effective and transmissive.
But a new study may have the answer: The virus is using a second protein, called neuropilin-1,…

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