Tag: Viral Infections and Immunology Research

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…