An RNA-Seq analysis of coronavirus in the skin of the Pangolin

Abstract Protection of the Critically Endangered East Asian Pangolin species is hampered by the vulnerability of captive individuals to infection. Studies have previously shown the pangolin to have a unique pseudogenisation of many immunity genes (including IFNE, IFIH1, cGAS, STING, TLR5, and TLR11)...

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Main Authors: Siwei Deng, Xuechen Tian, Robert Belshaw, Jinfeng Zhou, Siyuan Zhang, Yixin Yang, Chang Huang, Weikang Chen, Hailu Qiu, Siew Woh Choo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51261-x