MicrobiologybioRxiv
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein as a bacterial lipopolysaccharide delivery system in an overzealous inflammatory cascade
F. Samsudin, P. Raghuvamsi, G. Petruk…·P. J. Bond
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binds LPS, which may enhance immune activation via TLR4, with conserved binding sites across variants.
DOI 10.1093/jmcb/mjac058