Receptor utilization of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) indicates
a narrower host range of SARS-CoV-2 than that of SARS-CoV
Ye Qiu1#, Qiong Wang1#, Jin-Yan
Li1, Ce-Heng Liao1, Zhi-Jian
Zhou1, Xing-Yi Ge1*
Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Institute of
Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan University,
27 Tianma Rd., Changsha, Hunan, 410012, China
# These authors contributed equally to this work.
* Correspondence to Dr. Xing-Yi Ge, xyge@hnu.edu.cn
Short titleļ¼ receptor utilization and host range of SARS-CoV-2