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Q1020R in the spike proteins of MERS-CoV from Arabian camels and recent human cases confers resistance against soluble human DPP4
Nianzhen Chen, Hannah Kleine‐Weber, Khaled Riyad Alkharsah…·Stefan Pöhlmann
The paper compares MERS-CoV variants from Arabian and African camels, showing Arabian viruses are more resistant to inhibition by human soluble DPP4 due to the Q1020R mutation in the spike protein.