A potential role for integrins in host cell entry by SARS-CoV-2
ChristianSigrist, AlanBridge, PhilippeLe Mercier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104759
Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus (nCoV) of animal origin started infecting humans, initiating a severe outbreak in China. This virus, named “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2), can cause a severe and even fatal respiratory disease, called Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), and lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The virus is highly contagious and transmission occurs presumably via airborne droplets, and fecal-oral route (Zhang et al., 2020).