Structural basis of increased binding affinities of spikes from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants to rabbit and hare ACE2s reveals the expanding host tendency

ABSTRACT The potential host range of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been expanding alongside its evolution during the pandemic, with rabbits and hares being considered important potential hosts, supported by a report of rabbit sero-prevalence in nature. We measured...

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Main Authors: Kaiyuan Shi, Linjie Li, Chunliang Luo, Zepeng Xu, Baihan Huang, Sufang Ma, Kefang Liu, Guanghui Yu, George F. Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-02-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02988-23