A second pathway into cells for SARS-CoV-2: New understanding of the neuropilin-1 protein could speed vaccine research
- Written by Rajesh Khanna, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
The Spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 must bind to proteins on the surface of human cells to trigger an infection.KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to how the coronavirus invades a cell, it takes three to tango. The dance began with the ACE2 receptor, a protein on human cells that allows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
