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. 2020 Mar 21;30(3):313–324. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2003.03011

Table 2.

Host tropisms and receptors of coronaviruses.

Virus Host Cellular receptor Reference
Alphacoronavirus
HCoV-229E Human APNa [96]
HCoV-NL63 Human ACE2b [97]
FCoV Feline APN [98]
CCoV Canine APN [98]
TGEV Porcine APN [99]
Betacoronavirus
SARS-CoV Human ACE2 [100]
MERS-CoV Human DPP4c [101]
HCoV-OC43 Human 9-O-acetylated sialic acid [102]
HCoV-HKU1 Human 9-O-acetylated sialic acid [103]
MHV Mouse CEACAMd [104]

aAminopeptidase N

bAngiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)

cDipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4/CD26)

dCarcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAM)