SARS-CoV-2 spike protein as a bacterial lipopolysaccharide delivery system in an overzealous inflammatory cascade
F. Samsudin, P. Raghuvamsi, G. Petruk, M. Puthia, J. Petrlova, P. MacAry, G. S. Anand, A. Schmidtchen, P. J. Bond
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binds LPS, which may enhance immune activation via TLR4, with conserved binding sites across variants.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2021Microbiology