ACE2-independent interaction of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to human epithelial cells can be inhibited by unfractionated heparin
L. J. Partridge, L. Urwin, M. J. Nicklin, D. C. James, L. R. Green, P. N. Monk
This paper shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can interact with human cells without ACE2 and that unfractionated heparin inhibits this interaction.
Cells · Jun 7, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology