spike protein
short structure attached to an icosahedral virion capsid, and used for attachment to the host cell
en-US/ˈspaɪk ˈpɹoʊˌtin/
en-GB/ˈspaɪk ˈpɹəʊtiːn/
short structure attached to an icosahedral virion capsid, and used for attachment to the host cell