2022
LRRC15 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry in trans
Song J, Chow RD, Peña-Hernández MA, Zhang L, Loeb SA, So EY, Liang OD, Ren P, Chen S, Wilen CB, Lee S. LRRC15 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry in trans. PLOS Biology 2022, 20: e3001805. PMID: 36228039, PMCID: PMC9595563, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of LRRC15Receptor-binding domainViral entryAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2 cellular entrySyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 entrySpike-mediated entryCoronavirus 2 infectionCOVID-19 patientsCellular entry factorsSARS-CoV-2Attachment factorsACE2-negative cellsEnzyme 2Receptor angiotensinEntry factorsProtective roleLRRC15Spike proteinSame cell typeCRISPR activation screensACE2Cellular entry
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