COVID-19 virus uses heparan sulfate to get inside cells

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 10:31 in Biology & Nature

Researchers discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can't grab hold of cell receptor ACE2 without a carbohydrate called heparan sulfate, which is also found on lung cell surfaces -- disrupting that interaction with a repurposed drug may help treat COVID-19.

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