SARS-CoV-2 infection induces the dedifferentiation of multiciliated cells and impairs mucociliary clearance
oleh: Rémy Robinot, Mathieu Hubert, Guilherme Dias de Melo, Françoise Lazarini, Timothée Bruel, Nikaïa Smith, Sylvain Levallois, Florence Larrous, Julien Fernandes, Stacy Gellenoncourt, Stéphane Rigaud, Olivier Gorgette, Catherine Thouvenot, Céline Trébeau, Adeline Mallet, Guillaume Duménil, Samy Gobaa, Raphaël Etournay, Pierre-Marie Lledo, Marc Lecuit, Hervé Bourhy, Darragh Duffy, Vincent Michel, Olivier Schwartz, Lisa A. Chakrabarti
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01 |
Deskripsi
SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the airways. Here the authors show that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces the rapid loss of airway motile cilia, resulting in altered cilia clearance function. Cilia loss is preceded by reduced expression of the ciliogenesis regulator Foxj1.