Tissue Distribution of the MERS-Coronavirus Receptor in Bats

Tissue Distribution of the MERS-Coronavirus Receptor in Bats

Abstract Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has been shown to infect both humans and dromedary camels using dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) as its receptor. The distribution of DPP4 in the respiratory tract tissues of humans and camels reflects MERS-CoV tropism. Apart from dromeda...

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Main Authors: W. Widagdo, Lineke Begeman, Debby Schipper, Peter R. van Run, Andrew A. Cunningham, Nils Kley, Chantal B. Reusken, Bart L. Haagmans, Judith M. A. van den Brand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01290-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01290-6

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