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Mutation in spike protein cleavage site and pathogenesis of feline coronavirus.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2013
Licitra Beth N, Millet Jean K, Regan Andrew D, Hamilton Brian S, Rinaldi Vera D, Duhamel Gerald E, Whittaker Gary R
Abstract excerpt
Feline coronaviruses (FCoV) exist as 2 biotypes: feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) and feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV). FECV causes subclinical infections; FIPV causes feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a systemic and fatal disease. It is thought that mutations in FECV enable infection of macrophages, causing FIP. However, the molecular basis for this biotype switch is unknown. We examined a furin...
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