Multiple independent acquisitions of ACE2 usage in MERS-related coronaviruses
C.-B. Ma, C. Liu, Y.-J. Park, J. Tang, J. Chen, Q. Xiong, J. Lee, C. Stewart, D. Asarnow, J. Brown, M. A. Tortorici, X. Yang, Y.-H. Sun, Y.-M. Chen, X. Yu, , H. Yan
The paper identifies two European bat MERS-related coronaviruses that use ACE2 as their receptor, revealing a distinct binding mode and host tropism determinants.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2023Microbiology