An updated review on pathogenic coronaviruses (CoVs) amid the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants: A look into the repercussions and possible solutions

• Main Authors: Ali A. Rabaan (Author), Maha Fahad Alenazy (Author), Ahmad A. Alshehri (Author), Mohammed Abdulrahman Alshahrani (Author), Maha F. Al-Subaie (Author), Hayam A. Alrasheed (Author), Nawal A. Al Kaabi (Author), Nanamika Thakur (Author), Nabiha A. Bouafia (Author), Mohammed Alissa (Author), Abdulrahman M. Alsulaiman (Author), Abeer M. AlBaadani (Author), Hatem M. Alhani (Author), Ali H. Alhaddad (Author), Wadha A. Alfouzan (Author), Batool Mohammed Abu Ali (Author), Khadija H. Al-Abdulali (Author), Faryal Khamis (Author), Ali Bayahya (Author), Mona A. Al Fares (Author), Manish Sharma (Author), Manish Dhawan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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SARS-CoV-2, responsible for COVID-19, shares 79% and 50% of its identity with SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV, respectively. It uses the same main cell attachment and entry receptor as SARS-CoV-1, which is the ACE-2 receptor. However, key residues in the receptor-binding domain of its S-protein seem to give...