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Visualizing the initial steps of blood clotting by SARS-Cov2 Spike protein

SARS-Cov-2 is a respiratory virus responsible for COVID-19 infections that can be severe or even fatal. Peculiar to SARS-Cov-2, compared to other coronaviruses, is its tendency to lead to blood clotting defects, which are involved in the major causes of severe COVID-19 complications (like microthrombosis,... click to read more

Christian Biertuempel | Staff Scientist at National Institutes of Health

Naoko Mizuno | Senior Investigator at National Institutes of Health

SARS-Cov2

Spike protein

platelet

cryo-ET

coagulation

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Oct 9, 2023

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