Composition and divergence of coronavirus spike proteins and host ACE2 receptors predict potential intermediate hosts of SARS-CoV-2.

Z, Liu; X, Xiao; X, Wei; J, Li; J, Yang; H, Tan; J, Zhu; Q, Zhang; J, Wu; L, Liu

doi:10.1002/jmv.25726

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Composition and divergence of coronavirus spike proteins and host ACE2 receptors predict potential intermediate hosts of SARS-CoV-2.

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Liu Z

Xiao X

Wei X

Abstract

From the beginning of 2002 and 2012, severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) crossed the species barriers to infect humans, causing thousands of infections and hundreds of deaths, respectively. Currently, a novel coronavirus (SAR...

Subject

Angiotensin-converting Enzyme 2 (Ace2)

Sars-cov-2

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)

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