Kallikrein 13: a new player in coronaviral infections.
A. Milewska, K. Falkowski, M. Kalinska, E. Bielecka, A. Naskalska, P. Mak, A. Lesner, M. Ochman, M. Urlik, J. Potempa, T. Kantyka, K. Pyrc
This study identifies KLK13 as a protease required for HCoV-HKU1 infection and shows it cleaves the viral S protein, determining tissue specificity and potential interspecies transmission.
bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology