BioinformaticsAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicinePeer-reviewed
Single-cell RNA expression profiling of ACE2,thereceptor of SARS-CoV-2
Yu Zhao, Zixian Zhao, Yujia Wang…·Wei Zuo
This study uses single-cell RNA-Seq to show ACE2, the SARS-CoV-2 receptor, is predominantly expressed in type II alveolar cells, which also express genes aiding viral entry and replication.