Structural and Functional Basis of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Using Human ACE2

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BiologyAntigenicitySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusVirologyPolyclonal antibodiesReceptorMonoclonal antibodyPlasma protein bindingAntibodyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Binding siteViral proteinVirusCell biologyGeneticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 181
Issue: 4
Pages: 894-904.e9
Citations: 3130
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                                    Qihui Wang, 
                                
                                    Yanfang Zhang, 
                                
                                    Lili Wu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Structural and Functional Basis of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Using Human ACE2. 
                            Cell
                            , 181
                            (4)
                            , 894-904.e9.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.045
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.045