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. 2021 Jul 15;16:4813–4830. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S302516

Table 2.

Comparison of the Surface Receptors Involved in Human Coronavirus Infection

Name Family Receptora Receptor-Binding Glycoproteinb Glycosite Reported
HCoV-229E Alphacoronavirus APN S protein
HCoV-OC43 Betacoronavirus 9-O-acetylated sialic acid S protein, HE protein N133
SARS-CoV Betacoronavirus ACE2, Heparan sulfate proteoglycans S protein, DC-SIGN 330NAT, 357NST, 783NFS, N158, N227
HCoV-NL63 Alphacoronavirus ACE2, Heparan sulfate proteoglycans S protein Asn 358
HCoV-HKU1 Betacoronavirus 9-O-acetylated sialic acid S protein, HE protein Asn171, N132, N19
MERS-CoV Betacoronavirus DPP4, sialic acid S protein N155, N166, N236
SARS-CoV-2 Betacoronavirus ACE2 S protein N343, N234, N165, 801NFS, 331NIT

Notes: aAPN, aminopeptidase N; ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; DPP4, dipeptidyl-peptidase 4. bS protein, spike protein; DC-SIGN, dendritic cell-specific intracellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin; HE, hemagglutinin-esterase.