Revealing the ‘sweet secrets’ of coronavirus cell entry (VIDEO)

Utrecht University

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Revealing the ‘sweet secrets’ of coronavirus cell entryA sugar-based receptor binds to the human coronavirus HKU1 spike protein and triggers opening. This ‘activates’ the spike for the next steps in cell entry.

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