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SARS-CoV-2 infection is initiated by the spike (S) protein, which binds to the host cell membrane and facilitates fusion.
“SARS-CoV-2 infection is initiated by the spike (S) protein, which binds to the host cell membrane and facilitates fusion [3].”
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The receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the S protein plays a key role in binding to its primary receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
“The receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the S protein plays a key role in binding to its primary receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) [3,4].”
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