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Contributions of human ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in determining host-pathogen interaction of COVID-19.
Journal of genetics - 1 Jan 2021
Senapati Sabyasachi, Banerjee Pratibha, Bhagavatula Sandilya, Kushwaha Prem Prakash, Kumar Shashank
Abstract excerpt
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is at present an emerging global public health crisis. Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and trans-membrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) are the two major host factors that contribute to the virulence of SARS-CoV-2 and pathogenesis of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from animal to human is considered a rare...
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