Mustela vison ACE2 functions as a receptor for SARS-coronavirus.
Mustela vison ACE2 functions as a receptor for SARS-coronavirus.
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DOI:
10.1007/978-0-387-33012-9_90
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发表时间:
2006
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通讯作者:
Wentworth DE
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作者:
Heller LK;Gillim-Ross L;Olivieri ER;Wentworth DE
In 2002–2003, there was an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Guangdong Province, China. This outbreak subsequently affected 29 countries and resulted in 8,096 cases of SARS, of which 774 were fatal. 2 The causative agent was determined to be a previously unrecognized CoV, which became known as SARS-CoV. The SARS-CoV outbreak likely resulted from zoonotic transmission. Although SARS-CoV was isolated from several species, the natural reservoir of its progenitor remains to be discovered. Of the animals examined to date, SARS-CoV was most frequently isolated from Himalayan palm civets, which are sold in live animal markets in Guangdong and in other regions of Southeast Asia. 3 The role palm civets played in the SARS outbreak is unclear. However, SARS-CoV-like viruses isolated from palm civets appeared to be under strong selective pressure and are genetically most similar to viruses infecting humans early in the outbreak. 4 The selective pressure of replication in palm civet may have generated strains that could be more easily transmitted to humans. Palm civets are carnivores in the suborder Fissipedia. Other Fissipedia include raccoon dog, dog, cat, raccoon, skunk, ferret (Mustela putorius), and mink (Mustela vison). SARS-CoV-like virus was also detected in a raccoon dog in a live animal market. 3 Furthermore, Fissipedia