2022
Genome-wide bidirectional CRISPR screens identify mucins as host factors modulating SARS-CoV-2 infection
Biering SB, Sarnik SA, Wang E, Zengel JR, Leist SR, Schäfer A, Sathyan V, Hawkins P, Okuda K, Tau C, Jangid AR, Duffy CV, Wei J, Gilmore RC, Alfajaro MM, Strine MS, Nguyenla X, Van Dis E, Catamura C, Yamashiro LH, Belk JA, Begeman A, Stark JC, Shon DJ, Fox DM, Ezzatpour S, Huang E, Olegario N, Rustagi A, Volmer AS, Livraghi-Butrico A, Wehri E, Behringer RR, Cheon DJ, Schaletzky J, Aguilar HC, Puschnik AS, Button B, Pinsky BA, Blish CA, Baric RS, O’Neal W, Bertozzi CR, Wilen CB, Boucher RC, Carette JE, Stanley SA, Harris E, Konermann S, Hsu PD. Genome-wide bidirectional CRISPR screens identify mucins as host factors modulating SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Genetics 2022, 54: 1078-1089. PMID: 35879412, PMCID: PMC9355872, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01131-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionHost factorsSARS-CoV-2 entry factors ACE2SARS-CoV-2-host interactionsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Diverse respiratory virusesMild respiratory illnessRespiratory distress syndromeSARS-CoV-2 host factorsHost-directed therapeuticsSyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Human lung epithelial cellsRange of symptomsHost defense mechanismsLung epithelial cellsGenome-wide CRISPR knockoutDistress syndromeRespiratory virusesRespiratory illnessCoronavirus 2Cell cycle regulationHigh molecular weight glycoproteins
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 replication