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SUBMITTER: Heinzelman P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 20220104
Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with different mammalian angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) cell entry receptors elucidates determinants of virus transmission and facilitates development of vaccines for humans and animals. Yeast display-based directed evolution identified conserved ACE2 mutations that increase spike binding across multiple species. Gln42Leu increased ACE2-spike binding for human and four of four other mammalian ACE2s; Leu79Ile had a effect for human and three of thre ...[more]