MicrobiologybioRxiv
Development of an in vitro model for animal species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 replication based on expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in avian cells
D. R. Kapczynski, R. Sweeney, D. L. Suarez…·M. Pantin-Jackwood
This paper develops an in vitro model to predict animal species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 by expressing ACE2 and TMPRSS2 genes in avian cells, showing that both proteins are required for viral replication.