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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

STAT3 isoforms differentially affect ACE2 expression: A potential target for COVID-19 therapy.

Inbal Shamir, Mor Abutbul-Amitai, Haya Abbas-Egbariya, Metsada Pasmanik-Chor, Gideon Paret, Yael Nevo-Caspi

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Inbal ShamirDepartment of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Mor Abutbul-AmitaiDepartment of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Haya Abbas-EgbariyaDepartment of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Metsada Pasmanik-ChorGeorge S. Wise Faculty of Life Science, Bioinformatics Unit, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Gideon ParetDepartment of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Yael Nevo-CaspiDepartment of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4218-2717
Sheba Medical Center · ILTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-coronavirus 2 is the aetiologic agent COVID-19. ACE2 has been identified as a cell entry receptor for the virus. Therefore, trying to understand how the gene is controlled has become a major goal. We silenced the expression of STAT3α and STAT3β, and found that while silencing STAT3α causes an increase in ACE2 expression, silencing STAT3β causes the opposite effect. Studying the role of STAT3 in ACE2 expression will shed light on the molecular events that contribute to the progression of the disease and that the different roles of STAT3α and STAT3β in that context must be taken in consideration. Our results place STAT3 in line with additional potential therapeutic targets for treating COVID-19 patients.

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Binding SitesCOVID-19HumansMCF-7 CellsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein IsoformsSARS-CoV-2STAT3 Transcription FactorACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Protein IsoformsSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorACE2COVID-19SARS-CoV-2STAT3 isoformsSTAT3αSTAT3β

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PMID32949179
PMCPMC7646643
OpenAlexW3087188953

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