Spike protein

ASpike proteinorpeplomeris aglycoprotein spikeon the outside layer (orcapsid) of avirus.^[1]When a virus attaches to acell,these peplomers can only attach to certainreceptorson the cell. They are very important for choosing which cell it attaches to and howinfectiousa virus is.

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References

↑Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary(3rd ed.).Elsevier, Inc.2007.as cited in"peplomer".The Free Dictionary.Farlex. 2011.Retrieved30 Mar2011.

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[1] Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary(3rd ed.).Elsevier, Inc.2007.as cited in"peplomer".The Free Dictionary.Farlex. 2011.Retrieved30 Mar2011.

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