Highly pathogenic coronavirus N protein aggravates inflammation by MASP-2-mediated lectin complement pathway overactivation

Abstract Excessive inflammatory responses contribute to the pathogenesis and lethality of highly pathogenic human coronaviruses, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, the N proteins of highly pathogenic human coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavir...

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Main Authors: Ting Gao, Lin Zhu, Hainan Liu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Tingting Wang, Yangbo Fu, Hongzhen Li, Qincai Dong, Yong Hu, Zhang Zhang, Jing Jin, Zijing Liu, Weihong Yang, Yaoning Liu, Yanwen Jin, Kaitong Li, Yongjiu Xiao, Junli Liu, Huailong Zhao, Yue Liu, Ping Li, Jibo Song, Lu Zhang, Yuwei Gao, Sisi Kang, Shoudeng Chen, Qingjun Ma, Xiuwu Bian, Wei Chen, Xuan Liu, Qing Mao, Cheng Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-09-01
Series:Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-022-01133-5