Small Structural Proteins E and M Render the SARS-CoV-2 Pseudovirus More Infectious and Reveal the Phenotype of Natural Viral Variants

Wang, HI; Chuang, ZS; Kao, YT; Lin, YL; Liang, JJ; Liao, CC; Liao, CL; Lai, MMC; Yu, CY

Yu, CY (corresponding author), Natl Hlth Res Inst, Natl Inst Infect Dis & Vaccinol, Miaoli 350, Taiwan.; Lai, MMC (corresponding author), China Med Univ Hosp, Res Ctr Emerging Viruses, Taichung 404, Taiwan.; Lai, MMC (corresponding author), Acad Sinica, Inst Mol Biol, Taipei 115, Taiwan.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 2021; 22 (16):

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus is a commonly used strategy that mimics certain biological functions of the authentic virus by relying on biological legiti......

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