MicrobiologyJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewed
SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV spike-mediated cell-cell fusion differ in the requirements for receptor expression and proteolytic activation
B. F. Hörnich, A. K. Grosskopf, S. Schlagowski…·A. S. Hahn
This study compares the requirements for receptor expression and proteolytic activation in SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV spike-mediated cell-cell fusion, revealing differences in their dependence on ACE2, TMPRSS2, and metalloproteases.
DOI 10.1128/jvi.00002-21