Identification of sialic acid-binding function for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike glycoprotein

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) targets the epithelial cells of the respiratory tract both in humans and in its natural host, the dromedary camel. Virion attachment to host cells is mediated by 20-nm-long homotrimers of spike envelope protein S. The N-terminal subunit of each...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Li, Wentao, Hulswit, Ruben J. G., Widjaja, Ivy, Raj, V. Stalin, McBride, Ryan, Peng, Wenjie, Widagdo, W., Tortorici, M. Alejandra, van Dieren, Brenda, Lang, Yifei, van Lent, Jan W. M., Paulson, James C., de Haan, Cornelis A. M., de Groot, Raoul J., van Kuppeveld, Frank J. M., Haagmans, Bart L., Bosch, Berend-Jan
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Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5635925/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28923942
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1712592114
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