Unexpected Receptor Functional Mimicry Elucidates Activation of Coronavirus Fusion

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 176
Issue: 5
Pages: 1026-1039.e15
Citations: 678
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                                    Alexandra C. Walls, 
                                
                                    Xiaoli Xiong, 
                                
                                    Young‐Jun Park
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Unexpected Receptor Functional Mimicry Elucidates Activation of Coronavirus Fusion. 
                            Cell
                            , 176
                            (5)
                            , 1026-1039.e15.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.12.028
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.12.028