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ArticleNature communications2025

Genome-wide CRISPR screening identifies LRP1 as an entry factor for SFTSV.

Chen Xing, Cong Zhang, Zhihao Xu, Yajie Wang, Wanqing Lu, Xiaohan Liu, Yingying Zhang, Jingyuan Ma, Shuqi Yang, Yinan Du and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Immune Cells at the Frontline of SFTSV Infection.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026
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  12. Investigation into the Pancreatic Pathogenesis of SFTSV across Multiple Levels.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  13. Multidimensional mechanisms of SFTSV-host interactions: viral protein functions, mFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Chen Xing *Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-1060-6899
Cong Zhang *Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Zhihao XuThe First Clinical Medical School, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yajie WangDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Wanqing LuDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Xiaohan LiuDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yingying ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Jingyuan MaDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Shuqi YangDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yinan DuDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Gang XuDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. xugang@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0687-8108
Yan LiuDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. yanliu@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6247-4231

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81772203National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82302524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV), which has high mortality rates and poses a significant threat to public health. To identify potential therapeutic targets against SFTSV, we conduct genome-wide knockout screening, which identifies the previously known host factor CCR2, and reveals prolow-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) as an entry factor for SFTSV. Knockdown or knockout of LRP1 significantly attenuate SFTSV infection in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). Additionally, inhibition of LRP1 suppresses SFTSV pseudovirus infection in MEFs, suggesting its role in viral entry. The interaction between the SFTSV glycoprotein Gn and LRP1 via the CLI and CLII domains is revealed by co-IP and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Moreover, LRP1 antagonists and neutralizing antibodies effectively attenuate SFTSV infection in MEFs. Administration of an LRP1-neutralizing antibody in a lethal male mouse model reduces the viral load, mitigates tissue damage, and improves survival. This study identifies LRP1 as a host entry receptor for SFTSV, providing a target for therapeutic strategy development.

Indexed as

Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1PhlebovirusVirus InternalizationAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCRISPR-Cas SystemsFibroblastsHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMiceAntibodies, NeutralizingLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1LRP1 protein, humanLrp1 protein, mouse

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PMCPMC12041282

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