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spike proteins
Coverage of spike proteins in the Nexus archive.
- Heart-nosed bat alphacoronaviruses use human CEACAM6 to enter cells
A study published in Nature identifies human CEACAM6, a receptor expressed in the lungs, as the entry point for Cardioderma cor (heart-nosed bat) alphacoronaviruses. This discovery highlights the role of bat viruses in cellular entry mechanisms.