SARS-CoV-2 variants as super cell fusers: cause or consequence of COVID-19 severity?
EMBO J
; 40(24): e110041, 2021 12 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34779518
The most severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are often associated with the presence of syncytia in the lungs resulting from cell-cell fusion mediated by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. In this issue, Rajah and colleagues show that the SARS-CoV-2 alpha, beta, and delta variants promote enhanced syncytia formation as compared to the original strain.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
EMBO J
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Alemania
Country of publication:
Reino Unido