Altered TMPRSS2 usage by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron impacts infectivity and fusogenicity

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Year: 2022
Type: article
Volume: 603
Issue: 7902
Pages: 706-714
Citations: 1122
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                                    James Thaventhiran, 
                                
                                    Mark Toshner, 
                                
                                    Michael P. Weekes
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2022). 
                            Altered TMPRSS2 usage by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron impacts infectivity and fusogenicity. 
                            Nature
                            , 603
                            (7902)
                            , 706-714.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04474-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04474-x