Open Sesame! Researchers Discovered the Second ‘Key’ Used by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus to Enter Into Human Cells

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Oct 20, 2020, 2:20 pm841 ptsInterestingTop
To efficiently infect human cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is able to use a receptor called Neuropilin-1, which is very abundant in many human tissues including the respiratory tract, blood vessels and neurons.

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Open Sesame! Researchers Discovered the Second ‘Key’ Used by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus to Enter Into Human Cells

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