S Protein, ACE2 and Host Cell Proteases in SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry and Infectivity; Is Soluble ACE2 a Two Blade Sword? A Narrative Review

Since the spread of the deadly virus SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019, researchers have restlessly sought to unravel how the virus enters the host cells. Some proteins on each side of the interaction between the virus and the host cells are involved as the major contributors to this process: (1) the nano-mac...

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Main Authors: Reza Nejat, Maziar Fayaz Torshizi, David J. Najafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/204