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
2020
Cytidine Monophosphate N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Synthetase and Solute Carrier Family 35 Member A1 Are Required for Reovirus Binding and Infection
Urbanek K, Sutherland DM, Orchard RC, Wilen CB, Knowlton JJ, Aravamudhan P, Taylor GM, Virgin HW, Dermody TS. Cytidine Monophosphate N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Synthetase and Solute Carrier Family 35 Member A1 Are Required for Reovirus Binding and Infection. Journal Of Virology 2020, 95: 10.1128/jvi.01571-20. PMID: 33087464, PMCID: PMC7944449, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01571-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSialic acid expressionMicroglial cellsCell surface expressionReovirus-induced cell deathReovirus infectionSialic acidMurine microglial BV2 cellsReovirus-induced diseaseMember A1Microglial BV2 cellsSurface expressionMurine microglial cellsCell deathReovirus bindingBV2 cellsViral tropismInfectionHost genesLow-level bindingCell surface receptorsHost factorsCell surfaceReceptorsSialic acid synthesisSurface receptorsGenome-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 antagonists