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K.S. collected X-ray diffraction data, determined and refined the structure, analysed the
structure, and reviewed the manuscript. Y.W. conceptualized the project, expressed and
purified proteins, performed protein pull-down experiments and the pseudovirus entry assay,
and reviewed the manuscript. C.L. performed protein pull-down experiments and the
pseudovirus entry assay, and reviewed the manuscript. H.A. provided resources, analysed the
structure, and reviewed the manuscript. Q.G. performed protein pull-down experiments and the
pseudovirus entry assay, and reviewed the manuscript. A.A. expressed and purified proteins,
and reviewed the manuscript. F.L. conceptualized and supervised the project, provided
resources, guided the experiments and data analysis, and wrote the manuscript.
Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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Supplementary information is available for this paper at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-
2179-y.
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