Pub. Date : 2021
PMID : 34336361
1 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
1 | Recent studies have shown that transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2), a protease known for similar role in previous coronavirus infections, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), is responsible for the proteolytic cleavage of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, enabling host cell fusion of the virus. | Serine | surface glycoprotein | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |