How the Competition for Cysteine May Promote Infection of SARS-CoV-2 by Triggering Oxidative Stress

• Main Authors: Annamaria Vernone (Author), Loredana Bergandi (Author), Simone Pernice (Author), Gianpiero Pescarmona (Author), Francesca Silvagno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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SARS-CoV-2 induces a broad range of clinical manifestations. Besides the main receptor, ACE2, other putative receptors and co-receptors have been described and could become genuinely relevant to explain the different tropism manifested by new variants. In this study, we propose a biochemical model e...