Vimentin is an important ACE2 co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 in epithelial cells

Summary: Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament protein, widely expressed in mesenchymal cells. Mainly located in the cytoplasm, vimentin can also appear at extracellular locations, where it may interact with bacterial or viral pathogens. In this study, we aimed at investigating the implicatio...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey Arrindell, Perla Abou Atmeh, Laurie Jayet, Youssouf Sereme, Jean-Louis Mege, Benoit Desnues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222017357