The SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site: natural selection or smoking gun?

Lancet Microbe. 2023 Aug;4(8):e570. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00144-1. Epub 2023 May 23.

Authors

Bailey Lubinski¹, Gary R Whittaker²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
² Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Public & Ecosystem Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. Electronic address: grw7@cornell.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
COVID-19*
Chlorocebus aethiops
Furin
Humans
SARS-CoV-2* / genetics
Selection, Genetic
Vero Cells

Substances

Furin