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Researchers from Northeast Agricultural University describe findings in coronavirus
August 14th, 2007
Researchers detail in "Porcine aminopeptidase N is a functional receptor for the PEDV coronavirus," new data in coronavirus. According to a study from Harbin, People's Republic of China, "Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) causes lethal diarrhea in piglets that leads to great economic losses in East Asia. It was reported that aminopeptidase N (APN) is the receptor for transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), human coronavirus 229E (HCoV-229E) and feline coronavirus (FeCoV) which all belong to group I coronavirus including as well as PEDV." "It was also confirmed previously that porcine aminopeptidase N (pAPN) can bind to PEDV, and anti-pAPN antibodies may inhibit...
Source: Virus Weekly (2007-08-14)
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