The MERS-CoV Receptor DPP4 as a Candidate Binding Target of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike

Summary: The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia COVID-19 has caused great number of cases and deaths, but our understanding about the pathogen SARS-CoV-2 remains largely unclear. The attachment of the virus with the cell-surface receptor and a cofactor is the first step for the infe...

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Main Authors: Yu Li, Ziding Zhang, Li Yang, Xianyi Lian, Yan Xie, Shen Li, Shuyu Xin, Pengfei Cao, Jianhong Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422030345X