Receptor utilization of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) indicates a narrower host range of SARS-CoV-2 than that of SARS-CoV

Ye Qiu^1#, Qiong Wang^1#, Jin-Yan Li¹, Ce-Heng Liao¹, Zhi-Jian Zhou¹, Xing-Yi Ge^1*

Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, College of Biology, Hunan University, 27 Tianma Rd., Changsha, Hunan, 410012, China

^# These authors contributed equally to this work.

^* Correspondence to Dr. Xing-Yi Ge, xyge@hnu.edu.cn

Short title： receptor utilization and host range of SARS-CoV-2