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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus.

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Nature, 426, 450-454. 2003 CE.

The authors showed that the angiontensin-converting enzyme 2, abbreviated ACE2, is the obligative cell receptor for the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV).

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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