Abstract
Cleavage of the mouse hepatitis coronavirus strain A59 spike protein was blocked in a concentration-dependent manner by a peptide furin inhibitor, indicating that furin or a furin-like enzyme is responsible for this process. While cell-cell fusion was clearly affected by preventing spike protein cleavage, virus-cell fusion was not, indicating that these events have different requirements.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6048-54 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Virology |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2004 |
Keywords
- Endocytosis
- Furin
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Membrane Fusion
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
- Viral Envelope Proteins