ACE2, a multifunctional protein - from cardiovascular regulation to COVID-19

Michael Bader; Anthony J Turner; Natalia Alenina

doi:10.1042/CS20201493

ACE2, a multifunctional protein - from cardiovascular regulation to COVID-19

Clin Sci (Lond). 2020 Dec 11;134(23):3229-3232. doi: 10.1042/CS20201493.

Authors

Michael Bader^{1

2

3

4}, Anthony J Turner⁵, Natalia Alenina^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Max Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
² German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
³ Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
⁴ Institute for Biology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
⁵ School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.

PMID: 33305790
DOI: 10.1042/CS20201493

Abstract

This Editorial, written by Guest Editors Professor Michael Bader, Professor Anthony J. Turner and Dr Natalia Alenina, proudly introduces the Clinical Science-themed collection on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a multifunctional protein - from cardiovascular regulation to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Keywords: COVID-19; angiotensin converting enzyme 2; cardiovascular regulation.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / metabolism*
Biomarkers / metabolism
COVID-19 / enzymology
COVID-19 / etiology
COVID-19 / physiopathology
COVID-19 / virology*
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena*
Cardiovascular System / enzymology*
Homeostasis
Humans
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity*

Substances

Biomarkers
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2