Human airway cells prevent SARS-CoV-2 multibasic cleavage site cell culture adaptation
M. M. Lamers, A. Z. Mykytyn, T. I. Breugem, Y. Wang, D. C. Wu, S. Riesebosch, P. B. van den Doel, D. Schipper, T. Bestebroer, N. C. Wu, B. L. Haagmans
The paper shows that using human airway cells prevents SARS-CoV-2 from mutating its multibasic cleavage site during propagation.
bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2021Microbiology