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== Function == | == Function == | ||
The spike glycoprotein reconizes the hosts cell's angiotensin-converting enzime 2 (ACE2) receptor and binds itself on it, allowing the fusion of viral and cellular membrane. | The spike glycoprotein reconizes the hosts cell's angiotensin-converting enzime 2 (ACE2) receptor and binds itself on it, allowing the fusion of viral and cellular membrane, therefore enabling the viral infection. | ||
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
6vsb is | 6vsb is probably the protein that enabled the Sars-Cov-2 to enter human cells, rusulting therefore on the large scale epidemics in 2020. | ||
The main symptoms of the COVID-19 were similar to the ones of common cold: fever, cough and tiredness, but with some stronger than the common cold: Chest pain, lost of smell and taste sense. | |||
The main reason for the worst symptoms are the death of several types of cells in the lungs, causing severe loss of oxygenation, therefore resulting of gradual colapse of the respiratory system of the infected. | |||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
