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Table 2 Human coronaviruses

From: SARS-CoV-2: from its discovery to genome structure, transcription, and replication

Genera

Strain

Discovery

Receptor

Symptoms

Alpha-coronavirus

hCoV-229E

1966

Aminopeptidase N (CD13)

Mild

hCoV-NL63

2004

ACE2

Mild

Beta-coronavirus

hCoV-OC43

1967

9-O-Acetylate sialic acid

Mild

hCoV-HKU1

2005

9-O-Acetylate sialic acid

Mild

SARS-CoV

2003

ACE2

Severe

MERS-CoV

2012

DPP4

Severe

SARS-CoV-2

2020

ACE2

Severe

  1. ACE2 angiotensin 1 converting enzyme 2, DPP4 dipeptidyl peptidase 4