CD26/DPP4 cell-surface expression in bat cells correlates with bat cell susceptibility to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection and evolution of persistent infection.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a recently isolated betacoronavirus identified as the etiologic agent of a frequently fatal disease in Western Asia, Middle East respiratory syndrome. Attempts to identify the natural reservoirs of MERS-CoV have focused in part on dromedarie...

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Main Authors: Yíngyún Caì, Shu Qìng Yú, Elena N Postnikova, Steven Mazur, John G Bernbaum, Robin Burk, Téngfēi Zhāng, Sheli R Radoshitzky, Marcel A Müller, Ingo Jordan, Laura Bollinger, Lisa E Hensley, Peter B Jahrling, Jens H Kuhn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4237331?pdf=render