Evidence in favor of the essentiality of human cell membrane-bound ACE2 and against soluble ACE2 for SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
Daniel Batlle, Vanessa Monteil, Elena Garreta, Luise Hassler, Jan Wysocki, Vasuretha Chandar, Robert E. Schwartz, Alì Mirazimi, Núria Montserrat, Michael Bäder, Josef Penninger
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InfectivityPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ABiologyCellAngiotensin-converting enzyme 2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Renin–angiotensin systemCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Molecular biologyAngiotensin IIEnzymeReceptorBiochemistryVirologyVirusMedicineInternal medicineEndocrinologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Blood pressureEnzyme inhibitorSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesComputational Drug Discovery Methods