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Bioinformatics Analysis of Allele Frequencies and Expression Patterns of ACE2, TMPRSS2 and FURIN in Different Populations and Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2.
Genes - 5 Jul 2021
Tarek Mohammad, Abdelzaher Hana, Kobeissy Firas, El-Fawal Hassan A N, Salama Mohammed M, Abdelnaser Anwar
Abstract excerpt
The virus responsible for the COVID-19 global health crisis, SARS-CoV-2, has been shown to utilize the ACE2 protein as an entry point to its target cells. The virus has been shown to rely on the actions of TMPRSS2 (a serine protease), as well as FURIN (a peptidase), for the critical priming of its spike protein. It has been postulated that variations in the sequence and expression of SARS-CoV-2's receptor (ACE2)...
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