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Neuropilin-1 drives SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, finds breakthrough study
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Neuropilin-1 drives SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, finds breakthrough study

by  University of Bristol Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection. This is an image of human cells incubated with SARS-CoV-2, infected cells are labelled green. Removal of NRP1 drastically reduces SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cell cultures. Reduction of infection can also be observed when cells were treated with a drug or an antibody...