Dictionary

spike protein en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.
   • Many vaccines against the coronavirus, as well as several treatments, take aim at its spike protein, the virus’s most potent weapon — and its Achilles’ heel. Without its spikes, the pathogen can’t get into human cells. 2020 July 28, Katherine J. Wu, “The Coronavirus Could Dodge Some Treatments, Study Suggests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

S · S-protein

Hyponyms

moesin

Synonyms

S-protein · peplomer protein · S

Translations (1)

fi piikkiproteiini (type of protein)