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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-07-18 and was most recently seen on 2026-07-18.
Wikipedia Overview
In virology, a spike protein or peplomer protein is a protein that forms a large structure known as a spike or peplomer projecting from the surface of an enveloped virus. The proteins are usually glycoproteins that form dimers or trimers.
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein exerts an anti-cancer effect in A549 cells in association with MEG3 and BCYRN1 regulation - Nature
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Pathogen effects on the brain: the case of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and neuro COVID - Frontiers
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein dihedral angle oscillations reveal favoured rotation frequencies - Drug Target Review
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COVID-19 spike protein has been found to cross the placenta - Meer | English edition
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SARS-CoV-2 Genome and S2 Spike Protein: IRF-Driven Interferon Regulation and Host Cell Responses - Wiley Online Library
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Oral yeast-displayed SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccine enhanced by trimerization and flagellin peptide - Nature
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Acetylsalicylic acid disrupts SARS-CoV-2 spike protein glycosylation and selectively impairs binding to ACE2 - Frontiers
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mRNA vaccine spike protein differs from viral version - Stanford Medicine
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Coronavirus spike protein activated natural immune response, damaged heart muscle cells - newsroom.heart.org
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Phase 1–2 Trial of a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine - NEJM
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant spike protein maintains the ability to bind and activate human platelets: Comparison with the wild-type - Nature
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Harmonization of IgG antibody values against the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein | Scientific Reports - Nature
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Sars-Cov-2 spike protein and plasma from covid-19 patients induce extracellular traps by myeloid-derived suppressor cells - Frontiers
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Recombinant Bacillus subtilis spores expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induced humoral, mucosal, and cellular immunity in mice - Nature
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Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of MERS CoV, NL140422, and HKU4 spike protein nanoparticle vaccines - Nature
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Ex vivo detection of SARS CoV 2 spike protein in human hair follicles and potential link to telogen effluvium - Nature
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The sequence and structural integrity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein transmembrane domain is crucial for viral entry - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-induced inflammation underlies proarrhythmia in COVID-19 - Nature
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Lactylation of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is required for viral infection - Nature
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Three exposures to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 by either infection or vaccination elicit superior neutralizing immunity to all variants of concern - Nature
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A Potential Role of the Spike Protein in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Narrative Review - Cureus
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Capturing SARS-CoV-2’s shape-shifting spike protein - Boston Children's Answers
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Dartmouth Vaccine Technology Helped Save Millions - dartmouth.edu
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SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Impairs Endothelial Function via Downregulation of ACE 2 | Circulation Research - ahajournals.org
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Cryo-EM structure of a SARS-CoV-2 omicron spike protein ectodomain - Nature
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Structural and functional properties of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: potential antivirus drug development for COVID-19 - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: a key target for eliciting persistent neutralizing antibodies - Nature
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Analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein glycan shield reveals implications for immune recognition | Scientific Reports - Nature
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Free Spike Protein of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Implicated in Myocarditis - TCTMD.com
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SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein D614G mutation increases virion spike density and infectivity - Nature
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More possible entry points for COVID spike protein identified by Princeton scientists - Princeton University
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All-Aqueous Phase Segregation Integrated Electrochemical Aptamer Biosensor Enables Picomolar Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein - Wiley Online Library
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Altered spike protein makes SARS-CoV-2 variants more infectious - Boston Children's Answers
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[Science on the Cover] Coronavirus Invades Human Body With Flexible, Jointed Spikes - DongA Science
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Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion - Nature
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Understanding SARS-CoV-2 antibody binding - National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
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Evolution at Spike protein position 519 in SARS-CoV-2 facilitated adaptation to humans | npj Viruses - Nature
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The Spike Protein and COVID-19: How a Vaccine Might Work - Hartford HealthCare
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A glycan gate controls opening of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein - Nature
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The Possible Mechanistic Basis of Individual Susceptibility to Spike Protein Injury - Halma - 2025 - Advances in Virology - Wiley Online Library
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Mechanistic insights into SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induction of the chemokine CXCL10 - Nature
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Coronavirus spike protein-specific antibodies indicate frequent infections and reinfections in infancy and among BNT162b2-vaccinated healthcare workers - Nature
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Explainer: What is a spike protein? - snexplores.org
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Coronavirus Spike Protein Activated Natural Immune Response, Damaged Heart Muscle Cells - dicardiology.com
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Persistence of S1 Spike Protein in CD16+ Monocytes up to 245 Days in SARS-CoV-2 Negative Post COVID-19 Vaccination Individuals with Post-Acute Sequalae of COVID-19 (PASC)-Like Symptoms - medRxiv
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Structure of novel coronavirus spike protein solved in just weeks - C&EN
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Coronavirus's 'Spike Protein' Weapon Changes Shape to Evade the Immune System - DongA Science
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Adjuvanted SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccination elicits long-lived plasma cells in nonhuman primates - Science | AAAS
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A nanomaterial targeting the spike protein captures SARS-CoV-2 variants and promotes viral elimination - Nature
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Mapping the coronavirus spike protein could provide insight into vaccine development - Show Me Mizzou
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Synergistic activation of bat SARS-like coronaviruses spike protein by elastase and TMPRSS2 - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein suppresses CTL-mediated killing by inhibiting immune synapse assembly - Rockefeller University Press
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Epitope mapping of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein using naturally-acquired immune responses to develop monoclonal antibodies - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Binds to Heart’s Vascular Cells Potentially Contributing to Severe Microvascular Damage - dicardiology.com
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COVID-19 Virus Spike Protein Detected in Urine - Renal and Urology News
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Safety and immunogenicity of a prefusion non-stabilized spike protein mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: a phase I trial - Nature
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Discordant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain IgG and neutralization after B-cell depletion - Haematologica
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Factor Xa cleaves SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to block viral entry and infection - Nature
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A tighter core stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new emergent variants - The Pennsylvania State University
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Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Virus Alone Can Cause Damage to Lungs - Contagion Live
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Can Covid vaccine spike proteins linger in the body, cause aggressive cancer? - India Today
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: structure, viral entry and variants - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces lung endothelial cell dysfunction and thrombo-inflammation depending on the C3a/C3a receptor signalling - Nature
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The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is vulnerable to moderate electric fields - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: Antibody evasion and cryo-EM structure of spike protein–ACE2 complex - Science | AAAS
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein dictates syncytium-mediated lymphocyte elimination | Cell Death & Differentiation - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with and activates TLR41 - Cell Research - Nature
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COVID vaccines focus on the spike protein – but here’s another target - The Conversation
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Long-term serum spike protein persistence but no correlation with post-COVID syndrome - medRxiv
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Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulation linked to long-lasting brain effects - Medical Xpress
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Class switch towards spike protein-specific IgG4 antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination depends on prior infection history | Scientific Reports - Nature
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COVID-19 virus spike protein flexibility improved by human cell’s own modifications - Illinois News Bureau
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces cognitive deficit and anxiety-like behavior in mouse via non-cell autonomous hippocampal neuronal death | Scientific Reports - Nature
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Researchers Discover Antibody M15 That Binds to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein - respiratory-therapy.com
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Production and secretion of functional SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - Frontiers
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Electromagnetic waves destabilize the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and reduce SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like particle (SC2-VLP) infectivity | Scientific Reports - Nature
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Three SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants delivered intranasally by measles and mumps vaccines are broadly protective - Nature
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Closing in on the new coronavirus - Knowable Magazine
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Adjuvants to the S1-subunit of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccine improve antibody and T cell responses and surrogate neutralization in mice - Nature
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New coronavirus variant: what is the spike protein and why are mutations on it important? - The Conversation
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UK Study Reveals Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein - UKNow
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Large‐Scale FMO‐MP2 Calculations of the Spike Protein Droplet Model - Wiley Online Library
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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: spike protein mutational analysis and epitope for broad neutralization - Nature
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Research progress of spike protein mutation of SARS-CoV-2 mutant strain and antibody development - Frontiers
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Locking Down Shape-Shifting Spike Protein Aids Development of COVID-19 Vaccine - UT News
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Scientists Unveil Molecular Analysis of Omicron Spike Protein - respiratory-therapy.com
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O-glycosylation pattern of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals an “O-Follow-N” rule | Cell Research - Nature
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Omicron spike protein: a clue for viral entry and immune evasion - Nature
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Self-assembled epitope-based nanoparticles targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhanced the immune response and induced potential broad neutralizing activity - Frontiers
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Blockade of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated cell–cell fusion using COVID-19 convalescent plasma - Nature
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain perturbates intracellular calcium homeostasis and impairs pulmonary vascular endothelial cells - Nature
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Identification of new pharmacophore against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by multi-fold computational and biochemical techniques - Nature
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A thermostable, closed SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimer - Nature
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Cross-reactive serum and memory B-cell responses to spike protein in SARS-CoV-2 and endemic coronavirus infection - Nature
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A conserved immunogenic and vulnerable site on the coronavirus spike protein delineated by cross-reactive monoclonal antibodies - Nature
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Characterization of binding interactions of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and DNA-peptide nanostructures - Nature
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In situ structure and dynamics of an alphacoronavirus spike protein by cryo-ET and cryo-EM - Nature
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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks activate endosomal Toll-like receptors and potentiate immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimer - Science | AAAS
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Vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein lacking glycan shields elicits enhanced protective responses in animal models - Science | AAAS
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SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein promotes vWF secretion and thrombosis via endothelial cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) | Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Nature
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