Close relatives of MERS-CoV in bats use ACE2 as their functional receptors.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and several bat coronaviruses use dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) as an entry receptor. However, the receptor for NeoCoV-the closest known MERS-CoV relative found in bats-remains unclear. Here, using a pseudotype virus entry assay, we found that NeoCoV and its close relative, PDF-2180, can efficiently bind to and use specific bat angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) orthologues and, less favourably, human ACE2 as entry receptors through their receptor-binding domains (RBDs) on the spike (S) proteins.

A mixed ploidy natural population of provides an opportunity to trace the evolution of karyotype.

, a perennial herb belongs to the family Araceae, and is widely distributed in Asia and Africa. As an agricultural crop, it has been cultivated and consumed for ~2000 years in China. Previous studies have found that there are chromosome number and ploidy changes in this genus, but there are a few reports on the evolution of different karyotypes.

First report on DNA content of three species of .

The genus is a perennial herb which belongs to the family Araceae. There are more than 170 species in this genus, which is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. As a kind of food and medicine has been used for more than 2000 years in China.

Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals the role of CoA in the salt tolerance of Zygophyllum spp.

Background: Zygophyllum is an important medicinal plant, with notable properties such as resistance to salt, alkali, and drought, as well as tolerance of poor soils and shifting sand. However, the response mechanism of Zygophyllum spp. to abiotic stess were rarely studied.

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