Published: 28 April, 2022 | Volume 6 - Issue 1 | Pages:
Figure 3:
Cleavage of the S protein of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2.
Subtitle: 1) Viral particle approaches and interacts with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2); 2) TMPRSS2 cleaves the S2’ subunit of the Spike protein by activating its RBD domain and interacting with ACE2; 3) Fusion of the viral envelope induced by activation of the virus S protein and release of the viral genome into the cytoplasm.
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