(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: Coronavirus, which is wreaking havoc in the country and abroad, can now be fatal. This is because it has now found a new way of entry into the human body. Scientists in their research have found that the coronavirus is now entering the body with the help of a protein.
This particular protein gives way to the coronavirus for this. In research, scientists have reported that the outer part of the coronavirus has a spiked or spiked form. There is a special protein on its outer surface which is joined by ACE-2, the protein of cells present in the human body. In this way, the coronavirus penetrates inside that human cell and increases the number. Gradually, this deadly virus takes over the whole body after this. Scientists have done two research in this regard. During this period, scientists have detected a protein called neuropilin-1 present in human cells. This protein also acts as the receptor of coronavirus in the body.
In research, researchers from the University of Bristol, England have detected the coronavirus entering the body with neuropilin-1 protein.
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