Tag: Animal Virus Infections Studies

  • Heart-nosed bat alphacoronavirus uses human CEACAM6

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    What the study found A heart-nosed bat alphacoronavirus, CcCoV-KY43, was able to enter human cells by using the human receptor CEACAM6. The study also found direct interactions with human CEACAM3, CEACAM5, and CEACAM6, and showed that the virus’s receptor-binding domain binds the amino-terminal IgV-like domain of CEACAM6. Why the authors say this matters The authors…