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Rajesh Khanna

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Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona

The Spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 must bind to proteins on the surface of human cells to trigger an infection. KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images

October 23, 2020

A second pathway into cells for SARS‑CoV‑2: New understanding of the neuropilin‑1 protein could speed vaccine research

Rajesh Khanna, University of Arizona and Aubin Moutal, University of Arizona

Scientists in the UK and Germany discovered a new doorway that the COVID-19 virus uses to infect human cells. This reveals new therapeutic possibilities for blocking the virus.

The spike protein on SARS-CoV-2 interferes with pain perception. SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images

September 21, 2020

SARS‑CoV‑2 infection can block pain, opening up unexpected new possibilities for research into pain relief medication

Rajesh Khanna, University of Arizona

The SARS-CoV-2 virus usually infects the body via the ACE2 protein. But there is another entry point that allows the virus to infect the nervous system and block pain perception.

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