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A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the antibodies of people vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2

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A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the antibodies of people vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 

IMAGE: RESEARCHERS ASSESSED A SARBECOVIRUS THAT IS FOUND IN RUSSIAN LESSER HORSESHOE BATS AND CAPABLE OF USING HUMAN ACE2 TO ENTER CELLS, AND IS RESISTANT TO THE ANTIBODIES OF PEOPLE VACCINATED AGAINST SARS-COV-2. view more 

CREDIT: JOÃO MANUEL LEMOS LIMA, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS (CC-BY 4.0, HTTPS://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/LICENSES/BY/4.0/)

A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the antibodies of people vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2

 

Article URL: http://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010828

Article Title: An ACE2-dependent Sarbecovirus in Russian bats is resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Author Countries: United States

Funding: This work was supported by WSU and the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health (ML BG, SNS, SF, SB). Funding for the clinical study specimens was provided under NIH Project U54CA260581-01 (JR, KZ, EN) The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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