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Mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Detected in Cats and Their Effect on Its Structure and Function.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2022
Hamdy Mervat E, El-Deeb Ayman H, Hagag Naglaa M, Shahein Momtaz A, Alaidi Osama, Hussein Hussein A
Abstract excerpt
The high frequency of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutations and homology of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE2) cell receptors in various hosts help the virus transcend species barriers. In this study, we investigated the mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein detected in cats and their effect on its structure and function. Interestingly, some of these mutations are...
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