ArticleCells2021
SARS-CoV-2 Entry: At the Crossroads of CD147 and ACE2.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.
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- iPSC-derived human cortical organoids display profound alterations of cellular homeostasis following SARS-CoV-2 infection and Spike protein exposure.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
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- RNA sequencing reveals transcriptional signatures of drug response and SARS-CoV-2 interaction in colorectal cancer cells.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Cyclophilin-CD147 interaction enables SARS-CoV-2 infection of human monocytes and their activation via Toll-like receptors 7 and 8.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Cell-cell crosstalk in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.Tissue barriers · 2025Review
- Cellular Nanoparticles Treat Coronavirus InfectionNano letters · 2024Article
- Unveiling the Interplay-Vitamin D and ACE-2 Molecular Interactions in Mitigating Complications and Deaths from SARS-CoV-2.Biology · 2024Review
- HLA-G neo-expression modifies genetic programs governing tumor cell lines.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2024Article
- Effects of SARS-COV-2 on molecules involved in vascularization and autophagy in placenta tissues.Journal of molecular histology · 2024Article
- The Functions of SARS-CoV-2 Receptors in Diabetes-Related Severe COVID-19.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- SARS-CoV-2-associated lymphopenia: possible mechanisms and the role of CD147.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Review
- Seasonal human coronaviruses OC43, 229E, and NL63 induce cell surface modulation of entry receptors and display host cell-specific viral replication kinetics.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
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Abstract
In late 2019, the betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was identified as the viral agent responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Coronaviruses Spike proteins are responsible for their ability to interact with host membrane receptors and different proteins have been identified as SARS-CoV-2 interactors, among which Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), and Basigin2/EMMPRIN/CD147 (CD147). CD147 plays an important role in human immunodeficiency virus type 1, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections. In particular, SARS-CoV recognizes the CD147 receptor expressed on the surface of host cells by its nucleocapsid protein binding to cyclophilin A (CyPA), a ligand for CD147. However, the involvement of CD147 in SARS-CoV-2 infection is still debated. Interference with both the function (blocking antibody) and the expression (knock down) of CD147 showed that this receptor partakes in SARS-CoV-2 infection and provided additional clues on the underlying mechanism: CD147 binding to CyPA does not play a role; CD147 regulates ACE2 levels and both receptors are affected by virus infection. Altogether, these findings suggest that CD147 is involved in SARS-CoV-2 tropism and represents a possible therapeutic target to challenge COVID-19.
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