A new intracellular targeting motif in the cytoplasmic tail of the spike protein may act as a target to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 assembly
Longbo Hu, Yongjie Tang, Lingling Mei, Mengdi Liang, Jinxian Huang, Xufei Wang, Liping Wu, Jiajing Jiang, Leyi Li, Fei Long, Jing Xiao, Long Tan, Shaohua Lu, Tao Peng
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CoronavirusCell biologyBiologyCytoplasmLipid bilayer fusionViral entryTransport proteinGlycoproteinFusion proteinIntracellularTransmembrane domainVirologyVirusReceptorCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BiochemistryViral replicationGeneRecombinant DNAMedicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchBacteriophages and microbial interactionsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology