Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
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Effect of #polymorphism in #Rhinolophus affinis #ACE2 on #entry of #SARS-CoV-2 related #bat coronaviruses, https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011116
#polymorphism #rhinolophus #ace2 #entry #sars #bat
The EMBO Journal · @embojournal
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Host range and structural analysis of bat-origin #RshSTT182/200 #coronavirus binding to human #ACE2 and its animal orthologs
George Gao and colleagues show that while coronaviruses found in #Rhinolophus shameli bats can broadly recognize ACE2 orthologs, they would require further evolution to support interspecies transmission
https://www.embopress.org/doi/10.15252/embj.2022111737
#rshstt182 #Coronavirus #ace2 #rhinolophus