Identification of MMP-9 as a Driving Factor in SARS-CoV-2 Entry

Since its emergence in December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 200 million people globally. SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) decorates the viral envelope and is responsible for facilitating viral entry into the host cell. To mediate membrane fusion, S must be proteolytically cleaved. For the closely related...

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Main Author: Phan, Alexandra
Other Authors: Côté, Marceline
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/42771
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-26988