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Dr. Anshika Sharma
Monash University

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Journal article
Published: 31 May 2021 in Microorganisms
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a clear and present threat to global public health. Research into how the causative SARS-CoV-2 virus together with its individual constituent genes and proteins interact with target host cells can facilitate the development of improved strategies to manage the acute and long-term complications of COVID-19. In this study, to better understand the biological roles of critical SARS-CoV-2 proteins, we determined and compared the host transcriptomic responses of the HL-CZ human pro-monocytic cell line upon transfection with key viral genes encoding the spike S1 subunit, S2 subunit, nucleocapsid protein (NP), NSP15 (endoribonuclease), and NSP16 (2′-O-ribose-methyltransferase). RNA sequencing followed by gene set enrichment analysis and other bioinformatics tools revealed that host genes associated with topologically incorrect protein, virus receptor activity, heat shock protein binding, endoplasmic reticulum stress, antigen processing and presentation were up-regulated in the presence of viral spike S1 expression. With spike S2 expression, pro-monocytic genes associated with the interferon-gamma-mediated signaling pathway, regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity, adipocytokine signaling pathway, and insulin signaling pathway were down-regulated, whereas those associated with cytokine-mediated signaling were up-regulated. The expression of NSP15 induced the up-regulation of genes associated with neutrophil degranulation, neutrophil-mediated immunity, oxidative phosphorylation, prion disease, and pathways of neurodegeneration. The expression of NSP16 resulted in the down-regulation of genes associated with S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity. The expression of NP down-regulated genes associated with positive regulation of neurogenesis, nervous system development, and heart development. Taken together, the complex transcriptomic alterations arising from these viral-host gene interactions offer useful insights into host genes and their pathways that potentially contribute to SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis.

ACS Style

Anshika Sharma; Joe Ong; Mun Loke; Eng Chua; Joseph Lee; Hyung Choi; Yee Tan; Sunil Lal; Vincent Chow. Comparative Transcriptomic and Molecular Pathway Analyses of HL-CZ Human Pro-Monocytic Cells Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1, S2, NP, NSP15 and NSP16 Genes. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 1193 .

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Anshika Sharma, Joe Ong, Mun Loke, Eng Chua, Joseph Lee, Hyung Choi, Yee Tan, Sunil Lal, Vincent Chow. Comparative Transcriptomic and Molecular Pathway Analyses of HL-CZ Human Pro-Monocytic Cells Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1, S2, NP, NSP15 and NSP16 Genes. Microorganisms. 2021; 9 (6):1193.

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Anshika Sharma; Joe Ong; Mun Loke; Eng Chua; Joseph Lee; Hyung Choi; Yee Tan; Sunil Lal; Vincent Chow. 2021. "Comparative Transcriptomic and Molecular Pathway Analyses of HL-CZ Human Pro-Monocytic Cells Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1, S2, NP, NSP15 and NSP16 Genes." Microorganisms 9, no. 6: 1193.

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Published: 21 April 2021 in Viruses
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To establish a productive infection in host cells, viruses often use one or multiple host membrane glycoproteins as their receptors. For Influenza A virus (IAV) such a glycoprotein receptor has not been described, to date. Here we show that IAV is using the host membrane glycoprotein CD66c as a receptor for entry into human epithelial lung cells. Neuraminidase (NA), a viral spike protein, binds to CD66c on the cell surface during IAV entry into the host cells. Lung cells overexpressing CD66c showed an increase in virus binding and subsequent entry into the cell. Upon comparison, CD66c demonstrated higher binding capacity than other membrane glycoproteins (EGFR and DC-SIGN) reported earlier to facilitate IAV entry into host cells. siRNA mediated knockdown of CD66c from lung cells inhibited virus binding on cell surface and entry into cells. Blocking CD66c by antibody on the cell surface resulted in decreased virus entry. We found that CD66c is a specific glycoprotein receptor for influenza A virus that did not affect entry of non-IAV RNA virus (Hepatitis C virus). Finally, IAV pre-incubated with recombinant CD66c protein when administered intranasally in mice showed decreased cytopathic effects in mice lungs. This publication is the first to report CD66c (Carcinoembryonic cell adhesion molecule 6 or CEACAM6) as a glycoprotein receptor for Influenza A virus.

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Shah Rahman; Mairaj Ansari; Pratibha Gaur; Imtiyaz Ahmad; Chandrani Chakravarty; Dileep Verma; Anshika Sharma; Sanjay Chhibber; Naila Nehal; Dagmar Wirth; Sunil Lal. The Immunomodulatory CEA Cell Adhesion Molecule 6 (CEACAM6/CD66c) Is a Protein Receptor for the Influenza A Virus. Viruses 2021, 13, 726 .

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Shah Rahman, Mairaj Ansari, Pratibha Gaur, Imtiyaz Ahmad, Chandrani Chakravarty, Dileep Verma, Anshika Sharma, Sanjay Chhibber, Naila Nehal, Dagmar Wirth, Sunil Lal. The Immunomodulatory CEA Cell Adhesion Molecule 6 (CEACAM6/CD66c) Is a Protein Receptor for the Influenza A Virus. Viruses. 2021; 13 (5):726.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Shah Rahman; Mairaj Ansari; Pratibha Gaur; Imtiyaz Ahmad; Chandrani Chakravarty; Dileep Verma; Anshika Sharma; Sanjay Chhibber; Naila Nehal; Dagmar Wirth; Sunil Lal. 2021. "The Immunomodulatory CEA Cell Adhesion Molecule 6 (CEACAM6/CD66c) Is a Protein Receptor for the Influenza A Virus." Viruses 13, no. 5: 726.

Review
Published: 29 January 2021 in Viruses
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Three major outbreaks of the coronavirus, a zoonotic virus known to cause respiratory disease, have been reported since 2002, including SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and the most recent 2019-nCoV, or more recently known as SARS-CoV-2. Bats are known to be the primary animal reservoir for coronaviruses. However, in the past few decades, the virus has been able to mutate and adapt to infect humans, resulting in an animal-to-human species barrier jump. The emergence of a novel coronavirus poses a serious global public health threat and possibly carries the potential of causing a major pandemic outbreak in the naïve human population. The recent outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China has infected over 36.5 million individuals and claimed over one million lives worldwide, as of 8 October 2020. The novel virus is rapidly spreading across China and has been transmitted to 213 other countries/territories across the globe. Researchers have reported that the virus is constantly evolving and spreading through asymptomatic carriers, further suggesting a high global health threat. To this end, current up-to-date information on the coronavirus evolution and SARS-CoV-2 modes of transmission, detection techniques and current control and prevention strategies are summarized in this review.

ACS Style

Anshika Sharma; Isra Ahmad Farouk; Sunil Lal. COVID-19: A Review on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Evolution, Transmission, Detection, Control and Prevention. Viruses 2021, 13, 202 .

AMA Style

Anshika Sharma, Isra Ahmad Farouk, Sunil Lal. COVID-19: A Review on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Evolution, Transmission, Detection, Control and Prevention. Viruses. 2021; 13 (2):202.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Anshika Sharma; Isra Ahmad Farouk; Sunil Lal. 2021. "COVID-19: A Review on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Evolution, Transmission, Detection, Control and Prevention." Viruses 13, no. 2: 202.