The conserved QTQTX motif in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is dispensable for cleavage and lung cell entry of the emerging variant BA.3.2

Lu Zhang, Nianzhen Chen, Amy Eichmann, Inga Nehlmeier, Ryan Hisner, Christine Happle, Georg M. N. Behrens, Markus Hoffmann, Stefan Pöhlmann

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10.1128/jvi.00691-26
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2026-09-22
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Journal of Virology
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American Society for Microbiology
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@article{allodium:10.1128/jvi.00691-26,
  title = {The conserved QTQTX motif in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is dispensable for cleavage and lung cell entry of the emerging variant BA.3.2},
  author = {Lu Zhang and Nianzhen Chen and Amy Eichmann and Inga Nehlmeier and Ryan Hisner and Christine Happle and Georg M. N. Behrens and Markus Hoffmann and Stefan Pöhlmann},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Virology},
  doi = {10.1128/jvi.00691-26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00691-26}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The conserved QTQTX motif in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is dispensable for cleavage and lung cell entry of the emerging variant BA.3.2
AU  - Lu Zhang
AU  - Nianzhen Chen
AU  - Amy Eichmann
AU  - Inga Nehlmeier
AU  - Ryan Hisner
AU  - Christine Happle
AU  - Georg M. N. Behrens
AU  - Markus Hoffmann
AU  - Stefan Pöhlmann
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Virology
DO  - 10.1128/jvi.00691-26
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00691-26
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Zhang, L., Chen, N., Eichmann, A., Nehlmeier, I., Hisner, R., Happle, C., Behrens, G. M. N., Hoffmann, M., & Pöhlmann, S. (2026). The conserved QTQTX motif in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is dispensable for cleavage and lung cell entry of the emerging variant BA.3.2. Journal of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00691-26

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