2023
DYRK1A promotes viral entry of highly pathogenic human coronaviruses in a kinase-independent manner
Strine M, Cai W, Wei J, Alfajaro M, Filler R, Biering S, Sarnik S, Chow R, Patil A, Cervantes K, Collings C, DeWeirdt P, Hanna R, Schofield K, Hulme C, Konermann S, Doench J, Hsu P, Kadoch C, Yan Q, Wilen C. DYRK1A promotes viral entry of highly pathogenic human coronaviruses in a kinase-independent manner. PLOS Biology 2023, 21: e3002097. PMID: 37310920, PMCID: PMC10263356, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screenCRISPR/Cas9 screenPathogenic human coronavirusesKinase-independent mannerRegulated kinase 1AProviral host factorNovel drug targetsMultiple cell typesDNA accessibilityHost factorsKinase functionHuman coronavirusesHost genesDistal enhancerNovel regulatorCas9 screenKinase 1AGene expressionNeuronal developmentDYRK1ADrug targetsDiverse coronavirusesProviral activityCell typesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
2021
Single-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes
Ravindra NG, Alfajaro MM, Gasque V, Huston NC, Wan H, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Greaney AM, Habet V, Chow RD, Chen JS, Wei J, Filler RB, Wang B, Wang G, Niklason LE, Montgomery RR, Eisenbarth SC, Chen S, Williams A, Iwasaki A, Horvath TL, Foxman EF, Pierce RW, Pyle AM, van Dijk D, Wilen CB. Single-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001143. PMID: 33730024, PMCID: PMC8007021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Human bronchial epithelial cellsInterferon-stimulated genesCell state changesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCell tropismCoronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019Onset of infectionCell-intrinsic expressionCourse of infectionAir-liquid interface culturesHost-viral interactionsBronchial epithelial cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCell typesIL-1Disease 2019Human airwaysDevelopment of therapeuticsDrug AdministrationViral replicationCD300lf Conditional Knockout Mouse Reveals Strain-Specific Cellular Tropism of Murine Norovirus.
Graziano VR, Alfajaro MM, Schmitz CO, Filler RB, Strine MS, Wei J, Hsieh LL, Baldridge MT, Nice TJ, Lee S, Orchard RC, Wilen CB. CD300lf Conditional Knockout Mouse Reveals Strain-Specific Cellular Tropism of Murine Norovirus. Journal Of Virology 2021, 95 PMID: 33177207, PMCID: PMC7925115, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01652-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditional knockout miceIntestinal epithelial cellsCell tropismKnockout miceTuft cellsDendritic cellsMyelomonocytic cellsB cellsCellular tropismMurine norovirusEpithelial cellsViral RNA levelsInnate immune responseCause of gastroenteritisMNoV infectionCell typesViral loadGastrointestinal infectionsReceptor expressionImmunocompetent humansImmune responseCell type-specific rolesMouse modelIntestinal tissueMNoV
2020
CD300LF Polymorphisms of Inbred Mouse Strains Confer Resistance to Murine Norovirus Infection in a Cell Type-Dependent Manner
Furlong K, Biering SB, Choi J, Wilen CB, Orchard RC, Wobus CE, Nelson CA, Fremont DH, Baldridge MT, Randall G, Hwang S. CD300LF Polymorphisms of Inbred Mouse Strains Confer Resistance to Murine Norovirus Infection in a Cell Type-Dependent Manner. Journal Of Virology 2020, 94: e00837-20. PMID: 32581099, PMCID: PMC7431780, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00837-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived macrophagesCell type-dependent mannerType-dependent mannerCell typesMacrophage-like cellsRobust experimental systemMNV infectionRelated murine norovirusSpecific cell typesCorresponding mutantsMarrow-derived macrophagesMurine norovirus infectionEntry factorsMurine norovirusCD300lfCause of gastroenteritisNonpermissive cellsProteinaceous receptorsConfer resistanceHuman cellsHost cellsDifferent allelesAmino acidsC57BL/6J allelePermissive cells