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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) proteins of different bat species confer variable susceptibility to SARS-CoV entry.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2010
Hou Yuxuan, Peng Cheng, Yu Meng, Li Yan, Han Zhenggang, Li Fang, Wang Lin-Fa, Shi Zhengli
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The discovery of SARS-like coronavirus in bats suggests that bats could be the natural reservoir of SARS-CoV. However, previous studies indicated the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) protein, a known SARS-CoV receptor, from a horseshoe bat was unable to act as a functional receptor for SARS...
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