The coronavirus enters cells through a receptor, a potential key to a drug

The coronavirus enters cells through a receptor, a potential key to a drug

The coronavirus sneaks into cells through a key receptor. Could targeting it lead to a treatment?

By KATE SHERIDAN

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NIH

There’s a receptor on certain cells, called ACE2, that the coronavirus uses to sneak into the body and replicate. Three drug makers want to target it.

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