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
2016
Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature
Foxman EF, Storer JA, Vanaja K, Levchenko A, Iwasaki A. Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 8496-8501. PMID: 27402752, PMCID: PMC4968739, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601942113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIFN-independent mechanismsEpithelial cellsHost defense strategiesHost cell deathIFN inductionHuman bronchial epithelial cellsReduced virus productionCommon cold virusInfected epithelial cellsB-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) overexpressionBronchial epithelial cellsDiverse stimuliViral replicationAntiviral pathwaysCell deathH1-HeLa cellsTemperature-dependent replicationCell typesSingle replication cycleTemperature-dependent growthReplication cycleWarmer temperaturesCool temperaturesDefense strategiesType 1 IFN response