ACE2 in chronic disease and COVID-19: gene regulation and post-translational modification

Abstract Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a counter regulator of the renin-angiotensin system, provides protection against several chronic diseases. Besides chronic diseases, ACE2 is the host receptor for SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2 virus, mediating the first step of virus infection. ACE2 levels a...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Chia-Wen Wang, Huai-Chia Chuang, Tse-Hua Tan
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: BMC 2023-08-01
Серии:Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online-ссылка:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12929-023-00965-9