ArticleBMC genomic data2022
SARS-CoV-2 and human retroelements: a case for molecular mimicry?
Article in BMC genomic data, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Long COVID: a review of mechanisms and treatment modalities.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Review
- SARS-CoV-2-Derived RNA Fragment Induces Myocardial Dysfunction via siRNA-like Suppression of Mitochondrial ATP Synthase.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The gonadal niche safeguards human fetal germline cell development following maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection.Cell reports. Medicine · 2024Article
- Evidence for Molecular Mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 and Human Antigens: Implications for Autoimmunity in COVID-19.Autoimmune diseases · 2024Review
- Contribution of Retrotransposons to the Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes and Challenges in Analysis Methods.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Molecular mimicry, hyperactive immune system, and SARS-COV-2 are three prerequisites of the autoimmune disease triangle following COVID-19 infection.International immunopharmacology · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe factors driving the late phase of COVID-19 are still poorly understood. However, autoimmunity is an evolving theme in COVID-19's pathogenesis. Additionally, deregulation of human retroelements (RE) is found in many viral infections, and has also been reported in COVID-19.
resultsUnexpectedly, coronaviruses (CoV) - including SARS-CoV-2 - harbour many RE-identical sequences (up to 35 base pairs), and some of these sequences are part of SARS-CoV-2 epitopes associated to COVID-19 severity. Furthermore, RE are expressed in healthy controls and human cells and become deregulated after SARS-CoV-2 infection, showing mainly changes in long interspersed nuclear element (LINE1) expression, but also in endogenous retroviruses.
conclusionCoV and human RE share coding sequences, which are targeted by antibodies in COVID-19 and thus could induce an autoimmune loop by molecular mimicry.
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