The SARS-CoV-2 multibasic cleavage site facilitates early serine protease-mediated entry into organoid-derived human airway cells
A. Z. Mykytyn, T. I. Breugem, S. Riesebosch, D. Schipper, P. B. van den Doel, R. Rottier, M. M. Lamers, B. L. Haagmans
This study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein's multibasic cleavage site enhances entry into human airway cells via serine proteases, and that blocking these proteases inhibits infection.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2020Microbiology