Investigating SARS-CoV-2 infection in tissue culture, researchers found that the protease TMPRSS2 determined the entry pathway used by the virus.
[EMBO Journal]
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Koch, J., Uckeley, Z. M., Doldan, P., Stanifer, M., Boulant, S., & Lozach, P.-Y. (2021). TMPRSS2 expression dictates the entry route used by SARS-CoV-2 to infect host cells. The EMBO Journal, n/a(n/a), e107821. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2021107821 Cite