Monitoring fusion kinetics of viral and target cell membranes in living cells using a SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein-mediated membrane fusion assay.
STAR Protoc
; 3(4): 101773, 2022 12 16.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2042213
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein mediates membrane fusion between the virus and the target cells, triggering viral entry into the latter. Here, we describe a SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein-mediated membrane fusion assay using a dual functional split reporter protein to quantitatively monitor the fusion kinetics of the viral and target cell membranes in living cells. This approach can be applied in various cell types, potentially predicting the pathogenicity of newly emerging variants. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Kimura et al. (2022b), Kimura et al. (2022c), Motozono et al. (2021), Saito et al. (2022a), Saito et al. (2022b), Suzuki et al. (2022), and Yamasoba et al. (2022).
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
STAR Protoc
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.xpro.2022.101773
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