Literature for peptidase M02.006: angiotensin-converting enzyme-2

Summary Gene structure Alignment Tree Sequences Sequence features Distribution Structure Literature Substrates Pharma

(Topics flags: A Assay, S Structure, T Target, P Specificity, K Knockout, E Expression, V Review, M Mutation, I Inhibitor, U Therapeutic. To select only the references relevant to a single topic, click the link above. See explanation.)

    2026
  1. Kaiser-Graf,D., Domenig,O., Poglitsch,M., Kreutz,R. and Bolbrinker,J.<br>Upregulation of angiotensin-(1-7) formation in human podocytes - enzyme activity assay upon fluid flow shear stress<br>PLoS ONE (2026) 21, e0339874-e0339874. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  2. Pan,X., Shao,Y., Wu,F., Wang,Y., Xiong,R., Zheng,J., Tian,H., Wang,B., Wang,Y., Zhang,Y., Han,Z., Qu,A., Xu,H., Lu,A., Yang,T., Li,X., Xu,A., Du,J. and Lin,Z.<br>FGF21 Prevents Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Vascular Dysfunction by Activation of ACE2/Angiotensin-(1-7) Axis in Mice<br>Cell Metab (2026) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  3. 2025
  4. Akkan,C., Das,M., Bardakci,O., Sehitoglu,M.H., Akdur,G., Akman,C., Akdur,O. and Beyazit,Y.<br>A prediction model for lung involvement using circulating angiotensin converting enzyme-2 and renin levels in COVID-19 patients<br>J Infect Dev Ctries (2025) 19, 1432-1442. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  5. AmeliMojarad,M. and AmeliMojarad,M.<br>The dual role of ACE2 in viral infections and neurodegeneration: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities<br>J Neurovirol (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  6. Bach,M.L. and Jensen,B.L.<br>Effects and regulation of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 abundance in healthy humans and in patients with SARS-CoV-2<br>Biochem Soc Trans (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  7. Bangaru,M.L.Y. and Raghavendra,N.K.<br>Helix alpha1 of human ACE2 mimics dsDNA and Spike of SARS-CoV-2 binds DNA<br>Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2025) 793, 153020-153020. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  8. Campagnole-Santos,M.J., Peliky Fontes,M.A., Verano-Braga,T., Haibara,A.S., Bader,M. and Santos,R.A.S.<br>ACE2/Angiotensin-(1-7)/Mas and the brain<br>Brain Res (2025) 1863, 149739-149739. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  9. Catanzaro,N.J., Wu,Z., Fan,C., Jefferson,V., Abdelgadir,A., Schafer,A., Yount,B.L., Bjorkman,P.J., Baric,R. and Letko,M.<br>ACE2 from Pipistrellus abramus bats is a receptor for HKU5 coronaviruses<br>Nat Commun (2025) 16, 4932-4932. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  10. Chau,L.F., Lillico,S., Opriessnig,T., Blake,R., Tardy,L., Lee,C.H., Maxwell,S., Warren,C., Thornton,E., Mclaughlin,C.L., McLachlan,G., Tait-Burkard,C., Fletcher,S., Anderson,S., Brown,S., Gibbard,L., Tzelos,T., MacMillan-Christensen,D., Baillie,J.K., Dorward,D.A., Griffiths,D.J. and Grey,F.<br>Human ACE2 transgenic pigs are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and develop COVID-19-like disease<br>Nat Commun (2025) 16, 766-766. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  11. Chen,J., Zhang,W., Li,Y., Liu,C., Dong,T., Chen,H., Wu,C., Su,J., Li,B., Zhang,W., Hu,B., Jia,J., Ma,C.B., Zhu,Y., He,X., Li,A., Pan,K., Lin,H., Guo,Z., Li,C., Zhang,L., Yan,H., Zhou,P., Peng,W. and Shi,Z.L.<br>Bat-infecting merbecovirus HKU5-CoV lineage 2 can use human ACE2 as a cell entry receptor<br>Cell (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  12. Chhabra,K.H., Shoemaker,R., Herath,C.B., Thomas,M.C., Filipeanu,C.M. and Lazartigues,E.<br>Molecular Dissection of the Role of ACE2 in Glucose Homeostasis<br>Physiol Rev (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  13. Huang,Y., Zhang,X., Wu,S., Zhang,S. and Bao,W.<br>Porcine angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 serves as an auxiliary receptor to enhance transmissible gastroenteritis virus invasion and replication<br>Vet Microbiol (2025) 310, 110691-110691. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  14. Jiang,S. and Wu,F.<br>Global surveillance and countermeasures for ACE2-using MERS-related coronaviruses with spillover risk<br>Cell (2025) 188, 1465-1468. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  15. Liao,W., Zhang,T., Cao,J., Wang,S. and Zhang,Y.<br>Long non-coding RNA enhances SARS-CoV-2-mediated apoptosis through epigenetic repression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2<br>J Biol Chem (2025) , 110812-110812. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  16. Liu,C., Park,Y.J., Ma,C.B., Gen,R., Stewart,C., Sun,Y.C., Yang,X., Lin,M.Y., Xiong,Q., Si,J.Y., Liu,P., Veesler,D. and Yan,H.<br>HKU25 clade MERS-related coronaviruses use ACE2 as a functional receptor<br>Nat Microbiol (2025) 10, 2860-2874. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  17. Lu,J., Tang,Y., Li,H., Chen,X., Qin,P., Xu,J., Li,W. and Chen,L.<br>Identifying Exifone as a Dual-Target Agent Targeting Both SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease and the ACE2/S-RBD Interaction Among Clinical Polyphenolic Compounds<br>Int J Mol Sci (2025) 26 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  18. Lusvarghi,S., Vassell,R., Williams,B., Baha,H., Neerukonda,S.N. and Weiss,C.D.<br>Capture of fusion-intermediate conformations of SARS-CoV-2 spike requires receptor binding and cleavage at either the S1/S2 or S2' site<br>PLoS Pathog (2025) 21, e1012808-e1012808. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  19. Ma,C.B., Liu,C., Park,Y.J., Tang,J., Chen,J., Xiong,Q., Lee,J., Stewart,C., Asarnow,D., Brown,J., Tortorici,M.A., Yang,X., Sun,Y.H., Chen,Y.M., Yu,X., Si,J.Y., Liu,P., Tong,F., Huang,M.L., Li,J., Shi,Z.L., Deng,Z., Veesler,D. and Yan,H.<br>Multiple independent acquisitions of ACE2 usage in MERS-related coronaviruses<br>Cell (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  20. Madel Alfajaro,M., Keeler,E.L., Li,N., Catanzaro,N.J., Teng,I.T., Zhao,Z., Grunst,M.W., Yount,B., Schafer,A., Wang,D., Kim,A.S., Synowiec,A., Pena-Hernandez,M.A., Zepeda,S., Arinola,R., Kaur,R., Menasche,B.L., Wei,J., Russell,G.A., Huck,J., Song,J., Ring,A., Iwasaki,A., Jangra,R.K., Lee,S., Martinez,D.R., Mothes,W., Uchil,P.D., Doench,J.G., Spaulding,A.B., Baric,R.S., Serebryannyy,L., Tsybovsky,Y., Zhou,T., Douek,D.C. and Wilen,C.B.<br>HKU5 bat merbecoviruses engage bat and mink ACE2 as entry receptors<br>Nat Commun (2025) 16, 6822-6822. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  21. Noettger,S., Zech,F., Nchioua,R., Pastorio,C., Jung,C., Jacob,T., Stenger,S. and Kirchhoff,F.<br>Role of N-linked glycosylation sites in human ACE2 in SARS-CoV-2 and hCoV-NL63 infection<br>J Virol (2025) , e0220224-e0220224. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  22. Okal,E.F., Romero,P.A. and Heinzelman,P.<br>Droplet microfluidic screening to engineer angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) catalytic activity<br>J Biol Eng (2025) 19, 12-12. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  23. Park,Y.J., Liu,C., Lee,J., Brown,J.T., Ma,C.B., Liu,P., Gen,R., Xiong,Q., Zepeda,S.K., Stewart,C., Addetia,A., Craig,C.J., Tortorici,M.A., Alshukairi,A.N., Starr,T.N., Yan,H. and Veesler,D.<br>Molecular basis of convergent evolution of ACE2 receptor utilization among HKU5 coronaviruses<br>Cell (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  24. Rizopoulos,T. and Assimakopoulou,M.<br>Angiotensinƒ_'converting enzyme 2 expression in human tumors: Implications for prognosis and therapy (Review)<br>Oncol Rep (2025) 54 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  25. Tang,C., Lupala,C.S., Wang,D., Li,X., Tang,L.H. and Li,X.<br>Structural and Energetic Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Evolution: Analysis of hACE2-RBD Binding in Wild-Type, Delta, and Omicron Subvariants<br>Int J Mol Sci (2025) 26 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  26. Tang,X., Lu,L., Li,X. and Huang,P.<br>Bridging Cancer and COVID-19: The Complex Interplay of ACE2 and TMPRSS2<br>Cancer Med (2025) 14, e70829-e70829. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  27. Teratake,Y., Okamura,T. and Ishizaka,Y.<br>SMAD5 phosphorylation by ALK1 is modulated by the interaction of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2<br>Antiviral Res (2025) 242, 106261-106261. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  28. Vergoten,G. and Bailly,C.<br>Interaction of Asparagusic Acid, Asparaptines and Related Dithiolane Derivatives With Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE-2): A Molecular Docking Study<br>J Biochem Mol Toxicol (2025) 39, e70236-e70236. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  29. Wang,N., Ji,W., Jiao,H., Veit,M., Sun,J., Wang,Y., Ma,X., Wang,Y., Wang,Y., Li,X.X., Zhang,X., Chen,J., Wei,J., Xu,Y., Guo,D., Zhai,X., Merits,A., Li,C., Rey,F.A., Dobrikov,G.M., Gao,G.F., Zhang,S., Bi,Y. and Su,S.<br>A MERS-CoV-like mink coronavirus uses ACE2 as entry receptor<br>Nature (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  30. Xia,J., Shen,L., Liu,Y., Wang,L. and Liu,F.<br>Ace2 safeguards embryonic hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell production by restraining Nlrp3-mediated pyroptosis<br>Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2025) 122, e2515641122-e2515641122. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  K
  31. Xing,L., Liu,Z., Wang,X., Liu,Q., Xu,W., Mao,Q., Zhang,X., Hao,A., Xia,S., Liu,Z., Sun,L., Zhang,G., Wang,Q., Chen,Z., Jiang,S., Sun,L. and Lu,L.<br>Early fusion intermediate of ACE2-using coronavirus spike acting as an antiviral target<br>Cell (2025) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  32. Zhang,C., Yang,M., An,Y., Liu,M., Li,H., Zhao,R., Yang,X., Huang,L., Zhang,Y., Peng,R., Zhong,H., Yan,X., Wei,C. and Wan,L.<br>Real-Time Monitoring of Secretory Protein Traffic for Investigating Trafficking Regulators of ACE2 in Living Cells<br>J Biol Chem (2025) , 110593-110593. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  33. Zhang,Y., Tan,R., Wu,L., Zhao,D., Zhong,C., Luo,C., Chung,J.Y., Tang,P.M. and Yu,C.<br>Epithelial DPP4 promotes Ang II-driven renal fibrosis by targeting ACE2 activity in the renin-angiotensin system<br>Int J Biol Sci (2025) 21, 3901-3916. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  34. Zhou,Y. and Wang,T.<br>Dynamic insights into the structural evolution of ACE2-RBD interactions through molecular dynamics simulation, Markov state modeling, and large language model mutation prediction<br>J Chem Phys (2025) 163 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  35. 2024
  36. Al-Saigh,N.N., Harb,A.A. and Abdalla,S.<br>Receptors Involved in COVID-19-Related Anosmia: An Update on the Pathophysiology and the Mechanistic Aspects<br>Int J Mol Sci (2024) 25 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  37. Arppo,A., Barker,H. and Parkkila,S.<br>Bioinformatic characterization of ENPEP, the gene encoding a potential cofactor for SARS-CoV-2 infection<br>PLoS ONE (2024) 19, e0307731-e0307731. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  38. Ayyubova,G., Gychka,S.G., Nikolaienko,S.I., Alghenaim,F.A., Teramoto,T., Shults,N.V. and Suzuki,Y.J.<br>The Role of Furin in the Pathogenesis of COVID-19-Associated Neurological Disorders<br>Life (Basel) (2024) 14 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  39. Bach,M.L., Laftih,S., Andresen,J.K., Pedersen,R.M., Andersen,T.E., Madsen,L.W., Madsen,K., Hinrichs,G.R., Zachar,R., Svenningsen,P., Lund,L., Johansen,I.S., Hansen,L.F., Palarasah,Y. and Jensen,B.L.<br>ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in human kidney tissue and urine extracellular vesicles with age, sex, and COVID-19<br>Pflugers Arch (2024) PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  40. Bader,M., Steckelings,U.M., Alenina,N., Santos,R.A.S. and Ferrario,C.M.<br>Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System<br>Hypertension (2024) 81, 964-976. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  41. Broer,A., Hu,Z., Kukulowicz,J., Yadav,A., Zhang,T., Dai,L., Bajda,M., Yan,R. and Broer,S.<br>Cryo-EM structure of ACE2-SIT1 in complex with Tiagabine<br>J Biol Chem (2024) , 107687-107687. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  42. Ding,J., Zhang,Q., Jiang,J., Zhou,N., Yu,Z., Wang,Z., Meng,X., Daggumati,L., Liu,T., Wang,F., Lu,Z., Yang,X., Yang,Z., Zhang,H., Thorek,D.L.J., Du,P. and Zhu,H.<br>Preclinical Evaluation and Pilot Clinical Study of (18)F-Labeled Inhibitor Peptide for Noninvasive Positron Emission Tomography Mapping of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2<br>ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci (2024) 7, 1758-1769. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  43. Elgazzaz,M., Filipeanu,C. and Lazartigues,E.<br>The 2023 Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Posttranslational Modifications-Implications for Hypertension and SARS-CoV-2 Infection<br>Hypertension (2024) 81, 1438-1449. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  44. Ghahramani,M., Shahsavani,M.B., Khaleghinejad,S.H., Niazi,A., Moosavi-Movahedi,A.A. and Yousefi,R.<br>Efficient Expression in the Prokaryotic Host System, Purification and Structural Analyses of the Recombinant Human ACE2 Catalytic Subunit as a Hybrid Protein with the B Subunit of Cholera Toxin (CTB-ACE2)<br>Protein J (2024) 43, 24-38. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  45. Guo,Y.T., Jiang,J.B., Qiao,G.R., Luo,R.H., Zhou,X., Hua,R., Zheng,C.B. and Liu,Z.<br>Pleiotropy of positive selection in ancient ACE2 suggests an alternative hypothesis for bat-specific adaptations to host coronaviruses<br>Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2024) 121, e2321619121-e2321619121. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  46. Han,H., Luo,R.H., Long,X.Y., Wang,L.Q., Zhu,Q., Tang,X.Y., Zhu,R., Ma,Y.C., Zheng,Y.T. and Zou,C.G.<br>Transcriptional regulation of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 by SP1<br>elife (2024) 13 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  47. Heindl,M.R., Rupp,A.L., Schwerdtner,M., Bestle,D., Harbig,A., De Rocher,A., Schmacke,L.C., Staker,B., Steinmetzer,T., Stein,D.A., Moulton,H.M. and Bottcher-Friebertshauser,E.<br>ACE2 acts as a novel regulator of TMPRSS2-catalyzed proteolytic activation of influenza A virus in airway cells<br>J Virol (2024) 98, e0010224-e0010224. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  K
  48. Li,H.Z., Pike,A.C.W., Lotsaris,I., Chi,G., Hansen,J.S., Lee,S.C., Rodstrom,K.E.J., Bushell,S.R., Speedman,D., Evans,A., Wang,D., He,D., Shrestha,L., Nasrallah,C., Burgess-Brown,N.A., Vandenberg,R.J., Dafforn,T.R., Carpenter,E.P. and Sauer,D.B.<br>Structure and function of the SIT1 proline transporter in complex with the COVID-19 receptor ACE2<br>Nat Commun (2024) 15, 5503-5503. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  49. Li,R., Li,F. and Yuan,L.<br>ACE2 Regulates Glycolipid Metabolism in Multiple Tissues<br>Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) (2024) 29, 17-17. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  50. Li,Z., Chen,X., Ma,C., Du,X. and Zhang,Y.<br>Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 does not facilitate porcine epidemic diarrhea virus entry into porcine intestinal epithelial cells and inhibits it-induced inflammatory injury by promoting STAT1 phosphorylation<br>Virus Res (2024) 340, 199300-199300. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  51. Liao,Y., Zhang,Y., Li,H., Hu,H., Li,M. and Liao,C.<br>ACE2: the node connecting the lung cancer and COVID-19<br>Am J Cancer Res (2024) 14, 1466-1481. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  52. Luo,D., Bai,M., Zhang,W. and Wang,J.<br>The possible mechanism and research progress of ACE2 involved in cardiovascular injury caused by COVID-19: a review<br>Front Cardiovasc Med (2024) 11, 1409723-1409723. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  53. Mizutani,S., Mizutani,H., Mizutani,E., Arita,H. and Kajiyama,H.<br>The Fate of Angiotensin II in Placental Tissue and Blood<br>Horm Metab Res (2024) 56, 477-481. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  54. Mondal,A., Das,S., Das,M., Chakraborty,S. and Sengupta,A.<br>YAP1-mediated dysregulation of ACE-ACE2 activity augments cardiac fibrosis upon induction of hyperglycemic stress<br>Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj (2024) 1868, 130666-130666. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  55. Niu,S., Zhao,Z., Liu,Z., Rong,X., Chai,Y., Bai,B., Han,P., Shang,G., Ren,J., Wang,Y., Zhao,X., Liu,K., Tian,W., Wang,Q. and Gao,G.F.<br>Structural basis and analysis of hamster ACE2 binding to different SARS-CoV-2 spike RBDs<br>J Virol (2024) 98, e0115723-e0115723. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  56. Paiardi,G., Ferraz,M., Rusnati,M. and Wade,R.C.<br>The accomplices: Heparan sulfates and N-glycans foster SARS-CoV-2 spike:ACE2 receptor binding and virus priming<br>Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2024) 121, e2404892121-e2404892121. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  57. Saulnier,N.M., Thorne,D.M., Bablu,F.E., Suzuki,A.M., Khan,R.L., Oliveira,K.X. and Suzuki,Y.J.<br>Characterizations of angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) peptidase activity<br>Arch Biochem Biophys (2024) 761, 110167-110167. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  58. Su,C., Li,C., Hu,X., Wang,J., Liu,L., Zhang,X. and Tong,Y.<br>Association Between ACE2 and Lung Diseases<br>Infect Drug Resist (2024) 17, 1771-1780. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  59. Tanriverdi,O., Alkan,A., Karaoglu,T., Kitapli,S. and Yildiz,A.<br>COVID-19 and Carcinogenesis: Exploring the Hidden Links<br>Cureus (2024) 16, e68303-e68303. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  60. Teng,F., Gang,O. and Freimuth,P.<br>Overexpression of human ACE2 protein in mouse fibroblasts stably transfected with the intact ACE2 gene<br>Virology (2024) 592, 109988-109988. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  61. Wan,T.T., Li,Y., Li,J.X., Xiao,X., Liu,L., Li,H.H. and Guo,S.B.<br>ACE2 activation alleviates sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy by promoting MasR-Sirt1-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis<br>Arch Biochem Biophys (2024) 752, 109855-109855. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  62. Wang,Z., Fan,H. and Wu,J.<br>Food-Derived Up-Regulators and Activators of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2: A Review<br>J Agric Food Chem (2024) 72, 12896-12914. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  63. Wu,A., Shi,K., Wang,J., Zhang,R. and Wang,Y.<br>Targeting SARS-CoV-2 entry processes: The promising potential and future of host-targeted small-molecule inhibitors<br>Eur J Med Chem (2024) 263, 115923-115923. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  V
  64. Xiong,Q., Ma,C., Liu,C., Tong,F., Huang,M. and Yan,H.<br>ACE2-using merbecoviruses: Further evidence of convergent evolution of ACE2 recognition by NeoCoV and other MERS-CoV related viruses<br>Cell Insight (2024) 3, 100145-100145. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  65. Xu,W., Langhans,S.A., Johnson,D.K., Stauff,E., Kandula,V.V.R., Kecskemethy,H.H., Averill,L.W. and Yue,X.<br>Radiotracers for Molecular Imaging of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2<br>Int J Mol Sci (2024) 25 PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  V
  66. Yang,H., Zhou,J.N., Zhang,X.M., Ling,D.D., Sun,Y.B., Li,C.Y., Zhou,Q.Q., Shi,G.N., Wang,S.H., Lin,X.S., Fan,T., Wang,H.Y., Zeng,Q., Jia,Y.L., Xi,J.F., Jin,Y.G., Pei,X.T. and Yue,W.<br>Nanoengineered Red Blood Cells Loaded with TMPRSS2 and Cathepsin L Inhibitors Block SARS-CoV-2 Pseudovirus Entry into Lung ACE2(+) Cells<br>Adv Mater (2024) , e2310306-e2310306. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  67. Zhang,H., Wang,Z., Nguyen,H.T.T., Cornejo Pontelli,M., Qi,W., Rao,L., Liu,Z., Whelan,S.P.J. and Zhu,J.<br>Facilitating and restraining virus infection using cell-attachable soluble viral receptors<br>Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2024) 121, e2414583121-e2414583121. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  68. Zhang,W., Shi,K., Hsueh,F.C., Mendoza,A., Ye,G., Huang,L., Perlman,S., Aihara,H. and Li,F.<br>Structural basis for mouse receptor recognition by bat SARS2-like coronaviruses<br>Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2024) 121, e2322600121-e2322600121. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  69. Zhou,L., Chen,S., Wei,Y., Sun,Y., Yang,Y., Lin,B., Li,Y. and Wang,C.<br>Glycyrrhizic acid restores the downregulated hepatic ACE2 signaling in the attenuation of mouse steatohepatitis<br>Eur J Pharmacol (2024) 967, 176365-176365. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI
  70. Zhou,P., Li,Z., Li,D., Xue,S., Li,R., Zhang,L., Bai,Q. and Li,X.<br>[(99m)Tc]Tc-labeled cyc-DX600-HYNIC as a SPECT probe for ACE2-specific pancreatic cancer imaging<br>Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2024) 14, 122-133. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  71. Zorad,S., Skrabanova,M., Zilkova,M., Cente,M., Turic Csokova,N., Kovacech,B., Cizkova,D. and Filipcik,P.<br>Angiotensin I and II Stimulate Cell Invasion of SARS-CoV-2: Potential Mechanism via Inhibition of ACE2 Arm of RAS<br>Physiol Res (2024) 73, 27-35. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
  72. 2023
  73. Bednash,J.S., Johns,F., Farkas,D., Elhance,A., Adair,J., Cress,K., Yount,J.S., Kenney,A.D., Londino,J.D. and Mallampalli,R.K.<br>Inhibiting the Deubiquitinase UCHL1 Reduces SARS-CoV-2 Viral Uptake by ACE2<br>Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2023) 68, 566-576. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC  K
  74. Beyer,D., Vaccarin,C., Deupi,X., Mapanao,A.K., Cohrs,S., Sozzi-Guo,F., Grundler,P.V., van der Meulen,N.P., Wang,J., Tanriver,M., Bode,J.W., Schibli,R. and Muller,C.<br>A tool for nuclear imaging of the SARS-CoV-2 entry receptor: molecular model and preclinical development of ACE2-selective radiopeptides<br>EJNMMI Res (2023) 13, 32-32. PubMed  Europe PubMed DOI  PMC  EPMC
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