ACE2 localizes to the respiratory cilia and is not increased by ACE inhibitors or ARBs

ACE2 localizes to the respiratory cilia and is not increased by ACE inhibitors or ARBs

Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 gains initial entry into the human body is a key step towards the development of prophylaxes and therapeutics for COVID-19. Here, the authors show that ACE2, the receptor for SARS-CoV-2, is abundantly expressed in the motile cilia of the human nasal and respiratory tract...

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Main Authors: Ivan T. Lee, Tsuguhisa Nakayama, Chien-Ting Wu, Yury Goltsev, Sizun Jiang, Phillip A. Gall, Chun-Kang Liao, Liang-Chun Shih, Christian M. Schürch, David R. McIlwain, Pauline Chu, Nicole A. Borchard, David Zarabanda, Sachi S. Dholakia, Angela Yang, Dayoung Kim, Han Chen, Tomoharu Kanie, Chia-Der Lin, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Katie M. Phillips, Raymond Kim, Jonathan B. Overdevest, Matthew A. Tyler, Carol H. Yan, Chih-Feng Lin, Yi-Tsen Lin, Da-Tian Bau, Gregory J. Tsay, Zara M. Patel, Yung-An Tsou, Alexandar Tzankov, Matthias S. Matter, Chih-Jaan Tai, Te-Huei Yeh, Peter H. Hwang, Garry P. Nolan, Jayakar V. Nayak, Peter K. Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19145-6

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