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Effect of polymorphism in Rhinolophus affinis ACE2 on entry of SARS-CoV-2 related bat coronaviruses
23 Jan 2023
Abstract excerpt
Bat coronavirus RaTG13 shares about 96.2% nucleotide sequence identity with that of SARS-CoV-2 and uses human and Rhinolophus affinis (Ra) angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as entry receptors. Whether there are bat species other than R. affinis susceptible to RaTG13 infection remains elusive. Here, we show that, among 18 different bat ACE2s tested, only RaACE2 is highly susceptible to transduction by RaTG13...
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