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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

09.22.22 | PLOS

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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
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. 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.

PLOS Pathogens

10.1371/journal.ppat.1010828

Experimental study

Cells

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Antibodies Health and Medicine Human Health Immunology Life Sciences Sars Cov 2 Vaccination

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Pathogens
DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1010828
Method of Research
Experimental study
Subject of Research
Cells
COI Statement
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
plospathogenspress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2022, September 22). 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. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEGGXN8/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.html
MLA:
"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." Brightsurf News, Sep. 22 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEGGXN8/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.html.