Genome-wide CRISPR Screens Reveal Host Factors Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Wei J, Alfajaro MM, DeWeirdt PC, Hanna RE, Lu-Culligan WJ, Cai WL, Strine MS, Zhang SM, Graziano VR, Schmitz CO, Chen JS, Mankowski MC, Filler RB, Ravindra NG, Gasque V, de Miguel FJ, Patil A, Chen H, Oguntuyo KY, Abriola L, Surovtseva YV, Orchard RC, Lee B, Lindenbach BD, Politi K, van Dijk D, Kadoch C, Simon MD, Yan Q, Doench JG, Wilen CB. Genome-wide CRISPR Screens Reveal Host Factors Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Cell 2020, 184: 76-91.e13. PMID: 33147444, PMCID: PMC7574718, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Gene Knockout TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksGenome-Wide Association StudyHEK293 CellsHMGB1 ProteinHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansSARS-CoV-2Vero CellsVirus InternalizationConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Vesicular stomatitis virusGenome-wide CRISPR screenSWI/SNF chromatinSARS-CoV-2 host factorsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionTherapeutic targetHost factorsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathogenesisSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCRISPR screensHost genesGene productsMiddle East respiratory syndrome CoVCoronavirus 2 infectionGenetic hitsHuman cellsSARS-CoV-2 spikeNovel therapeutic targetPotential therapeutic targetVero E6 cellsSARS-CoV-1Small molecule antagonistsDevelopment and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation
Haimovich AD, Ravindra NG, Stoytchev S, Young HP, Wilson FP, van Dijk D, Schulz WL, Taylor RA. Development and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 442-453. PMID: 33012378, PMCID: PMC7373004, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen Inhalation TherapyPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRespiratory InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-19 Severity IndexQuick COVID-19 severity indexQuick Sequential Organ Failure AssessmentSequential Organ Failure AssessmentOrgan Failure AssessmentHours of admissionRespiratory failureSeverity IndexScoring systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Bedside scoring systemOxygen requirementPneumonia severity scoresHours of hospitalizationElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department patientsSeverity Index scoreCOVID-19 patientsSyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Failure AssessmentSimple scoring systemIndependent test cohort