《Cell,3月2日,Soluble ACE2-mediated cell entry of SARS-CoV-2 via interaction with proteins related to the renin-angiotensin system》

  • 来源专题:COVID-19科研动态监测
  • 编译者: zhangmin
  • 发布时间:2021-03-05
  • Soluble ACE2-mediated cell entry of SARS-CoV-2 via interaction with proteins related to the renin-angiotensin system
    Man Lung Yeung 10, 11
    Jade Lee Lee Teng 10
    Lilong Jia 10
    Dong-Yan Jin
    Patrick Chiu Yat Woo
    Kwok-Yung Yuen

    Published:March 02, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.053

    Summary
    Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause acute respiratory disease and multiorgan failure. Finding human host factors that are essential for SARS-CoV-2 infection could facilitate the formulation of treatment strategies. Using a human kidney cell line—HK-2—that is highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, we performed a genome-wide RNAi screen and identified virus dependency factors (VDFs), which play regulatory roles in biological pathways linked to clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We found a role for a secretory form of SARS-CoV-2 receptor, soluble angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (sACE2), in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Further investigation revealed that SARS-CoV-2 exploits receptor-mediated endocytosis through interaction between its spike with sACE2 or sACE2-vasopressin via AT1 or AVPR1B, respectively. Our identification of VDFs and the regulatory effect of sACE2 on SARS-CoV-2 infection shed insight into pathogenesis and cell entry mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 as well as potential treatment strategies for COVID-19.

  • 原文来源:https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00283-X#%20
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