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Computational Analysis of Missense Variants in the Human Transmembrane Protease Serine 2 (TMPRSS2) and SARS-CoV-2.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2021
Saih Asmae, Bouqdayr Meryem, Baba Hanâ, Hamdi Salsabil, Moussamih Samya, Bennani Houda, Saile Rachid, Wakrim Lahcen, Kettani Anass
Abstract excerpt
The human transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) protein plays an important role in prostate cancer progression. It also facilitates viral entry into target cells by proteolytically cleaving and activating the S protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the current study, we used different available tools like SIFT, PolyPhen2.0, PROVEAN, SNAP2, PMut, MutPred2, I-Mutant...
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