The team then tested how the enzyme ACE2 affects the development of the placenta, using gene-editing to create placental organoids with different versions of the ACE2 gene. "We wanted to specifically ...

Different versions of a gene called ACE2 affect how well the placenta grows during pregnancy, a laboratory study finds.

(Reuters) Chinese researchers have identified a newly discovered bat coronavirus that uses the same cell-surface protein, ACE2, to enter human cells as SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.

The team then tested how the enzyme ACE2 affects the development of the placenta, using gene-editing to create placental organoids with different versions of the ACE2 gene. “We wanted to ...

While there has been much discussion of viral infection in gut and lung cells, researchers have dug into massive gene expression datasets to show that other potential target cells also producing ACE2 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Gene editing has demonstrated that the enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is crucial for healthy placental development during pregnancy. Using ...