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TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes

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Zang, Ruochen, Castro, Maria Florencia Gomez, McCune, Broc T., Zeng, Qiru, Rothlauf, Paul W., Sonnek, Naomi M., Liu, Zhuoming, Brulois, Kevin F. +6 more·2020·Science Immunology

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus infects cultured ACE2-expressing human enterocytes aided by the TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 serine proteases.

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  • Over 2,000 CFTR mutations have been reported, but small molecule therapeutics deployed clinically target only a subset of them.

    “Over 2,000 mutations have been reported, yet small molecule therapeutics deployed clinically only target a subset of these185,186.”

    From Organoids (2022) · cites this paper as [186]

    The Materials and Methods section describes intestinal enteroids used to study SARS-CoV-2, and the Results section discusses protease inhibition during infection; neither addresses CFTR mutations or clinical CFTR therapies. Searches for “CFTR mutations 2,000” and “small molecule therapeutics clinically target subset of CFTR mutations” found no relevant passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.77)

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  • Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in CFTR, which encodes a transmembrane chloride and bicarbonate transporter.

    “Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the gene CFTR, which expresses a transmembrane chloride and bicarbonate transporter.”

    From Organoids (2022) · cites this paper as [186]

    The Introduction and Results discuss SARS-CoV-2 infection of intestinal cells and the roles of ACE2, TMPRSS2, and TMPRSS4; page numbers are not available in our copy. Searches for cystic fibrosis, CFTR, and a chloride and bicarbonate transporter found no passage addressing the claim. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  1. [44]M. K. G. Estes, H. B. Rotaviruses, in Fields Virology, Knipe DM, Howley PM, et al., editors. (Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013), 6th ed., pp. 1347-1401.

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Zang, R., Castro, M. F. G., McCune, B. T., Zeng, Q., Rothlauf, P. W., Sonnek, N. M., Liu, Z., Brulois, K. F., Wang, X., Greenberg, H. B., Diamond, M. S., Ciorba, M. A., Whelan, S. P. J., & Ding, S.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Washington School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
  • Ocean University of China (CN)
Corresponding author
Ding, Siyuan
Venue
Science Immunology
Published
2020-05-19
Volume
5
Issue
47
ISSN
2470-9468 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3025559601
Cited by
982
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 84 · 2023: 115 · 2022: 190 · 2021: 315 · 2020: 190 · 2012: 1
FWCI
26.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Science Immunology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (R00 AI135031, R01 AI150796, R01 AI125249, R01 AI127828, 75N93019C00062, R37 AI059371)
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (GRH0022)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30 DK052574, R01 DK109384)
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (HR001117S0019)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (F32 AI138392)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Keywords
TMPRSS2, TMPRSS4, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 pandemic, enterocytes, serine protease, viral entry, intestinal mucosa
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2, SARS-CoV-2, Animals, Cell Line, Duodenum, Humans, Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, Membrane Proteins, Organoids, Rotavirus, Serine Endopeptidases, Vesiculovirus, Enterocytes, Mice, Virus Internalization

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