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Comparative genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) receptor ACE2 in different populations

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Cao, Yanan, Li, Lin, Feng, Zhimin, Wan, Shengqing, Huang, Peide, Sun, Xiaohui, Wen, Fang, Huang, Xuanlin, Ning, Guang, Wang, Weiqing·2020·Cell Discovery

Abstract

The ACE2 gene encodes the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2, which has been proved to be the receptor for both the SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the human respiratory coronavirus NL63. Recent studies and analyses indicate that ACE2 could be the host receptor for the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 1 , 2 . Previous studies demonstrated the positive correlation of ACE2 expression and the infection of SARS-CoV in vitro 3 , 4 . A number of ACE2 variants could reduce the association between ACE2 and S-protein in SARS-CoV or NL63 5 . Therefore, the expression level and expression pattern of human ACE2 in different tissues might be critical for the susceptibility, symptoms, and outcome of 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 infection. A recent single-cell RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis indicated that Asian males may have higher expression of ACE2 6 . Currently, the clinical reports of 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 infection from non-Asian populations for comparison are very limited. A study from Munich reported four German cases, all of which showed mild clinical symptoms without severe illness 7 . However, the genetic basis of ACE2 expression and function in different populations is still largely unknown. Therefore, genetic analysis of expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) 8 and potential functional coding variants in ACE2 among populations are required for further epidemiological investigations of 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 spreading in East Asian (EAS) and other populations.

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Cao, Y., Li, L., Feng, Z., Wan, S., Huang, P., Sun, X., Wen, F., Huang, X., Ning, G., & Wang, W.
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Cell Discovery
Published
2020-02-24
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6
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1
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11-11
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2056-5968 (ISSN-L)
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