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ArticleiScience2022

CLN7/MFSD8 may be an important factor for SARS-CoV-2 cell entry.

Elena-Sofia Heinl, Sebastian Lorenz, Barbara Schmidt, Nouf Nasser M Laqtom, Joseph R Mazzulli, Laetitia Francelle, Timothy W Yu, Benjamin Greenberg, Stephan Storch, Ines Tegtmeier and 7 more

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Article in iScience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. COVID-19 Biogenesis and Intracellular Transport.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Elena-Sofia HeinlMedical Cell Biology, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Sebastian LorenzMedical Cell Biology, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Barbara SchmidtInstitute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Nouf Nasser M LaqtomDepartments of Chemical Engineering and Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Joseph R MazzulliThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Laetitia FrancelleThe Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Timothy W YuDivision of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Benjamin GreenbergDepartment of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Stephan StorchChildren's Hospital Biochemistry, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Ines TegtmeierMedical Cell Biology, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Helga OthmenMedical Cell Biology, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Katja MaurerMedical Cell Biology, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Malin SteinfurthMedical Cell Biology, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Ralph WitzgallInstitute for Molecular and Cellular Anatomy, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Vladimir MilenkovicDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Christian H WetzelDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Markus ReicholdMedical Cell Biology, University Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.

Funding

Exploring the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Batten's disease MFSD8 mutations using patient iPSC derived neurons.R21NS125847 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MAZZULLI, JOSEPH R · 2022 to 2023
$440k
NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS125847
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has triggered a worldwide pandemic. According to the BioGrid database, CLN7 (MFSD8) is thought to interact with several viral proteins. The aim of this work was to investigate a possible involvement of CLN7 in the infection process. Experiments on a CLN7-deficient HEK293T cell line exhibited a 90% reduced viral load compared to wild-type cells. This observation may be linked to the finding that CLN7 ko cells have a significantly reduced GM1 content in their cell membrane. GM1 is found highly enriched in lipid rafts, which are thought to play an important role in SARS-CoV-2 infection. In contrast, overexpression of CLN7 led to an increase in viral load. This study provides evidence that CLN7 is involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection. This makes it a potential pharmacological target for drug development against COVID-19. Furthermore, it provides insights into the physiological function of CLN7 where still only little is known about.

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PMID36093380
PMCPMC9444308

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