Preferred Label : spike glycoprotein, coronavirus;
MeSH definition : A class I viral fusion protein that forms the characteristic spikes, or peplomers,
found on the viral surface that mediate virus attachment, fusion, and entry into the
host cell. During virus maturation, it is cleaved into two subunits: S1, which binds
to receptors in the host cell, and S2, which mediates membrane fusion.;
MeSH synonym : coronavirus spike glycoprotein; spike protein, coronavirus; coronavirus spike protein; glycoprotein S, coronavirus; spike glycoproteins, coronavirus;
MeSH hyponym : spike protein S2, coronavirus; spike glycoprotein S1, coronavirus; Spike Gp S1, Cor; E2 Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus spike protein;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D064370;
UMLS CUI : C3658243;
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A class I viral fusion protein that forms the characteristic spikes, or peplomers,
found on the viral surface that mediate virus attachment, fusion, and entry into the
host cell. During virus maturation, it is cleaved into two subunits: S1, which binds
to receptors in the host cell, and S2, which mediates membrane fusion.
