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Ongoing seasonal HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-HKU1 (common cold), an ongoing zoonotic infection of highly lethal MERS-CoV in humans (MERS disease), and an ongoing pandemic SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) with high mutability giving some variants causing severe illness and death have been reported to attach to sialyl receptors via their spike (S) glycoproteins and via additional short spikes, hemagglutinin-esterase (HE) glycoproteins, for HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-HKU1. There is lack of zoonotic viruses that are origins of HCoV-HKU1 and the first recorded pandemic CoV (SARS-CoV-2) for studies. In this chapter, we review current knowledge of the roles of sialyl glycans in infections with these viruses in distinct infection stages. Determination of the similarities and differences in roles of sialyl glycans in infections with these viruses could lead to a better understanding of the pathogenesis and transmission that is essential for combating infections with CoVs that recognize sialyl glycans.
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Sriwilaijaroen, N., Suzuki, Y. (2022). Roles of Sialyl Glycans in HCoV-OC43, HCoV-HKU1, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 Infections. In: Suzuki, Y. (eds) Glycovirology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2556. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2635-1_17
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