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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Gene 5 Modulates Pathogenesis in Mice.
Journal of virology - 13 Jan 2021
Gutierrez-Alvarez Javier, Wang Li, Fernandez-Delgado Raul, Li Kun, McCray Paul B, Perlman Stanley, Sola Isabel, Zuñiga Sonia, Enjuanes Luis
Abstract excerpt
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes a highly lethal pneumonia that emerged in 2012. There is limited information on MERS-CoV pathogenesis, as data from patients are scarce and the generation of animal models reproducing MERS clinical manifestations has been challenging. Human dipeptidyl peptidase 4 knock-in (hDPP4-KI) mice and a mouse-adapted MERS-CoV strain (MERSMA-6-1-2) were recently...
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