Host and viral determinants for efficient SARS-CoV-2 infection of the human lung

Host and viral determinants for efficient SARS-CoV-2 infection of the human lung

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20457-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20457-w

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