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High furin activity promotes the malignant phenotype of cancer cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, breast cancer and <ref>PMID:28369813</ref>. Furin has a role in atherosclerosis<ref>PMID:28400053</ref>. The new coronavirus SARS-CoV19 genome sequence shows a furin-like cleavage site in the spike protein. This cleavage site has potential implications in the development of antivirals<ref>PMID:32057769</ref>. | High furin activity promotes the malignant phenotype of cancer cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, breast cancer and <ref>PMID:28369813</ref>. Furin has a role in atherosclerosis<ref>PMID:28400053</ref>. The new coronavirus SARS-CoV19 genome sequence shows a furin-like cleavage site in the spike protein. This cleavage site has potential implications in the development of antivirals<ref>PMID:32057769</ref>. See [[SARS-CoV-2 protein S priming by furin]], an animation. | ||
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