Table S2.

Primers for real-time PCR

Target mRNA	Primer name	Primer sequences
MERS-CoV N	MERS-Leader	5′ CTCGTTCTCTTGCAGAACTTTG 3′
	MERS-N R	5′ TGCCCAGGTGGAAAGGT 3′
DPP4	DPP4 F	5′ TACAAAAGTGACATGCCTCAGTT 3′
	DPP4 R	5′ TGTGTAGAGTATAGAGGGGCAGA 3′
TMPRSS2	TMPRSS2 F	5′ CTCTACGGACCAAACTTCATC 3′
	TMPRSS2 R	5′ CCACTATTCCTTGGCTAGAGTA 3′
Furin	Furin F	5′ CCTGGTTGCTATGGGTGGTAG 3′
	Furin R	5′ AAGTGGTAATAGTCCCCGAAGA 3′
Cathepsin L	CTSL F	5′ GTGGACATCCCTAAGCAGGA 3′
	CTSL R	5′ CACAATGGTTTCTCCGGTC 3′
Cathepsin B	CTSB F	5′ AGAGTTATGTTTACCGAGGACCT 3′
	CTSB R	5′ GATGCAGATCCGGTCAGAGA 3′
HPRT	HPRT F	5′ CTCGTTCTCTTGCAGAACTTTG 3′
	HPRT R	5′ TGCCCAGGTGGAAAGGT 3′