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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222017357 |