Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells.

S, Matsuyama; N, Nao; K, Shirato; M, Kawase; S, Saito; I, Takayama; N, Nagata; T, Sekizuka; H, Katoh; F, Kato; M, Sakata; M, Tahara; S, Kutsuna; N, Ohmagari; M, Kuroda; T, Suzuki; T, Kageyama; M, Takeda

doi:10.1073/pnas.2002589117

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Enhanced isolation of SARS-CoV-2 by TMPRSS2-expressing cells.

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Matsuyama S

Nao N

Shirato K

Abstract

A novel betacoronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which caused a large respiratory outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019, is currently spreading across many countries globally. Here, we show that a TMPRSS2-expressing VeroE6 cell line is highly susceptible to ...

Subject

Coronavirus

outbreak

Tmprss2

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