Coronavirus Spike (S) Protein: A Brief Review on Structure-Function Relationship, Host Receptors, and Role in Cell Infection

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Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a broad group of spherical and enveloped viruses that cause diseases in humans and animals. CoVs have become a major threat to public health in the past two decades, exemplified by epidemics of acute respiratory syndromes and, most recently, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The envelope of CoVs contains spike (S) proteins, which are transmembrane proteins with a crown-like shape invo...

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• COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

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be119c7d-13e4-5bf1-8f8c-b91c06081f6b

DOI

10.9734/air/2020/v21i930240