Harvard University
Studies add new findings to virology body of knowledge
Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, February 2nd, 2005
Study 1: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a SARS coronavirus receptor.
According to recent research from the United States, "cellular entry of enveloped viruses is often dependent on attachment proteins expressed on the host cell surface. Viral envelope proteins bind these receptors, and, in an incompletely understood process, facilitate fusion of the cellular and viral membranes so as to introduce the viral core into the cytoplasm. Only a small fraction of viral receptors have been identified so far."
"Recently, a novel coronavirus was identified as the...
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