| Literature DB >> 26889022 |
W Widagdo1, V Stalin Raj1, Debby Schipper1, Kimberley Kolijn2, Geert J L H van Leenders2, Berend J Bosch3, Albert Bensaid4, Joaquim Segalés5,6, Wolfgang Baumgärtner7, Albert D M E Osterhaus1,8,9, Marion P Koopmans1, Judith M A van den Brand1, Bart L Haagmans10.
Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is not efficiently transmitted between humans, but it is highly prevalent in dromedary camels. Here we report that the MERS-CoV receptor--dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4)--is expressed in the upper respiratory tract epithelium of camels but not in that of humans. Lack of DPP4 expression may be the primary cause of limited MERS-CoV replication in the human upper respiratory tract and hence restrict transmission.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26889022 PMCID: PMC4836314 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02994-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103