Host and viral determinants for efficient SARS-CoV-2 infection of the human lung
oleh: Hin Chu, Bingjie Hu, Xiner Huang, Yue Chai, Dongyan Zhou, Yixin Wang, Huiping Shuai, Dong Yang, Yuxin Hou, Xi Zhang, Terrence Tsz-Tai Yuen, Jian-Piao Cai, Anna Jinxia Zhang, Jie Zhou, Shuofeng Yuan, Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Ivy Hau-Yee Chan, Ko-Yung Sit, Dominic Chi-Chung Foo, Ian Yu-Hong Wong, Ada Tsui-Lin Ng, Tan To Cheung, Simon Ying-Kit Law, Wing-Kuk Au, Melinda A. Brindley, Zhiwei Chen, Kin-Hang Kok, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Here, using lung epithelial cells and ex vivo tissue explants, the authors show that, in addition to ACE2, host heparan sulfate is directly involved in SARS-CoV-2 attachment and entry and provide data suggesting that host sialic acids may act as viral restriction factor in lung tissues.