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Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past 3 months 14

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2026-09-23 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation Host RBP NONO upregulates the MERS-CoV entry receptor DPP4 via epigenetic regulation, enabling MERS-CoV replication and entry. 42818199
2026-09-23 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage MERS-CoV uses DPP4 (CD26) as the major cellular receptor required for attachment and entry. 42818199
2026-09-16 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage Aminopeptidase N (APN) functions as a receptor for hedgehog merbecoviruses. 42749891
2026-09-16 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment Hedgehog merbecoviruses could not use human aminopeptidase N (APN) and showed restricted use across 30 mammalian APN orthologues in receptor-entry assays. 42749891
2026-09-16 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment Hedgehog coronavirus spike pseudotypes were more infectious when produced at 33 °C than at 37 °C. 42749891
2026-09-16 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage Electron cryomicroscopy defined a distinct spike–APN interface for hedgehog merbecoviruses, explaining restricted cross-species receptor usage. 42749891
2026-09-16 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage APN receptor usage by hedgehog merbecoviruses was validated using VSV-based pseudotype entry and protein binding assays. 42749891
2026-09-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Serological Evidence Pre-2019 human sera from wildlife hunter communities in Guinea showed IgG cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV spike antigens. 42797820
2026-09-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Serological Evidence A subgroup of human sera from Guinea showed strong binding to both SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV receptor binding domains. 42797820
2026-08-21 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment RhGB01 and BM48-31 spikes utilized only Rhinolophus blasii ACE2 in entry assays. 42627230
2026-07-29 Zoonotic Surveillance Viral Detection A MERS-related coronavirus (Betacoronavirus cameli) was detected by nested RT-PCR and HTS in a rectal swab from one Molossus molossus bat in southern Brazil (1/65, 1.5%). 42525174
2026-07-29 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Phylogenetic reconstruction of five genomic contigs placed the detected Betacoronavirus cameli within Merbecovirus and showed close relationship to MERS-CoV strains from bats and dromedary camels. 42525174
2026-07 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment Seasonal influenza A H1N1, H3N2, influenza B, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV productively replicated and infected human bronchial tissues in an ex vivo model. 42397692
2026-07 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment In an in vitro human alveolar model, HPAI H5N1, H7N9, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV caused more severe impairment of alveolar fluid clearance than seasonal H1N1, H3N2, and influenza B viruses. 42397692
Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past month 7

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2 source articles 2 hosts 0 countries
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2026-09-23 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation Host RBP NONO upregulates the MERS-CoV entry receptor DPP4 via epigenetic regulation, enabling MERS-CoV replication and entry. 42818199
2026-09-23 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage MERS-CoV uses DPP4 (CD26) as the major cellular receptor required for attachment and entry. 42818199
2026-09-16 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage Aminopeptidase N (APN) functions as a receptor for hedgehog merbecoviruses. 42749891
2026-09-16 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment Hedgehog merbecoviruses could not use human aminopeptidase N (APN) and showed restricted use across 30 mammalian APN orthologues in receptor-entry assays. 42749891
2026-09-16 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment Hedgehog coronavirus spike pseudotypes were more infectious when produced at 33 °C than at 37 °C. 42749891
2026-09-16 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage Electron cryomicroscopy defined a distinct spike–APN interface for hedgehog merbecoviruses, explaining restricted cross-species receptor usage. 42749891
2026-09-16 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage APN receptor usage by hedgehog merbecoviruses was validated using VSV-based pseudotype entry and protein binding assays. 42749891
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