ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2025
Differentially expressed ncRNAs as key regulators in infection of human bronchial epithelial cells by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.
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- The dynamic interplay between viruses and host non-coding RNA species.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026Review
- Immuno-epigenetic paradigms in coronavirus infection.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 infection initiates complex interactions at mucosal barriers. In primary human bronchial epithelial cells, we investigated changes in the small RNA transcriptome induced by Delta variant infection. Thereby, we uncovered differential expression of a specific set of microRNAs (miRNAs), PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), vault RNAs, Y RNAs, and long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs), which inhibit apoptosis while promoting cell proliferation and viral infection. Conversely, differential expression of 7SL, U2, and RPPH1 RNAs, as well as miR-155-5p and miR-27a-5p, was found to be involved in antiviral signaling. In addition, expression of the protein-coding genes
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