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ArticleiScience2021

The circadian clock component BMAL1 regulates SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in lung epithelial cells.

Xiaodong Zhuang, Senko Tsukuda, Florian Wrensch, Peter A C Wing, Mirjam Schilling, James M Harris, Helene Borrmann, Sophie B Morgan, Jennifer L Cane, Laurent Mailly and 18 more

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Article in iScience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Xiaodong ZhuangNuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Senko TsukudaNuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Florian WrenschUniversité de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France and INSERM, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France.
Peter A C WingNuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Mirjam SchillingNuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
James M HarrisNuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Helene BorrmannNuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sophie B MorganRespiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, UK.
Jennifer L CaneRespiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, UK.
Laurent MaillyUniversité de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France and INSERM, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France.
Nazia ThakurThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK.
Carina ConceicaoThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK.
Harshmeena SanghaniNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Laura HeydmannUniversité de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France and INSERM, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France.
Charlotte BachUniversité de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France and INSERM, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France.
Anna AshtonDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Steven WalshDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Tiong Kit TanMRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford 17 OX3 9DS, UK.
Lisa SchimanskiChinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Oxford Institute (COI), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Kuan-Ying A HuangResearch Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University and Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Catherine SchusterUniversité de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France and INSERM, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France.
Koichi WatashiDepartment of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
Timothy S C HinksRespiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, UK.
Aarti JagannathNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sridhar R VausdevanDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Dalan BaileyThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK.
Thomas F BaumertUniversité de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France and INSERM, U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France.
Jane A McKeatingNuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
University of Oxford · GBInserm · FRChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNNational Institute for Health Research · GBThe Pirbright Institute · GBChang Gung University · TWJohn Radcliffe Hospital · GBTokyo University of Science · JP

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/I/00007034Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/I/COV07001Medical Research Council MR/R022011/1Wellcome Trust 200838/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust 211050/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) coronavirus, is a global health issue with unprecedented challenges for public health. SARS-CoV-2 primarily infects cells of the respiratory tract via spike glycoprotein binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2). Circadian rhythms coordinate an organism's response to its environment and can regulate host susceptibility to virus infection. We demonstrate that silencing the circadian regulator

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