The SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) and the orthoreovirus p15 cause neuronal and glial fusion
Ramón Martínez‐Mármol, Rosina Giordano-Santini, Eva Kaulich…·Massimo A. Hilliard
This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike and orthoreovirus p15 proteins induce fusion between neurons and glial cells across species, leading to syncytia and organelle exchange.