Interferons and viruses induce a novel primate-specific isoform dACE2 and not the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, utilizes angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) for entry into target cells. ACE2 has been proposed as an interferon-stimulated gene (ISG). Thus, interferon-induced variability in ACE2 expression levels could be important for susceptibility to COVID-19 or its outcomes. Here, we report the discovery of a novel, primate-specific isoform of ACE2, which we designate as deltaACE2 (dACE2). We demonstrate that dACE2, but not ACE2, is an ISG. In vitro, dACE2, which lacks 356 N-terminal amino acids, was non-functional in binding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and as a carboxypeptidase. Our results reconcile current knowledge on ACE2 expression and suggest that the ISG-type induction of dACE2 in IFN-high conditions created by treatments, inflammatory tumor microenvironment, or viral co-infections is unlikely to affect the cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 and promote infection.

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UpdateIn: Nat Genet. 2020 Oct 19;:. - PMID 33077916

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology - (2020) vom: 20. Juli

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Englisch

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Onabajo, Olusegun O [VerfasserIn]
Banday, A Rouf [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Wusheng [VerfasserIn]
Obajemu, Adeola [VerfasserIn]
Stanifer, Megan L [VerfasserIn]
Santer, Deanna M [VerfasserIn]
Florez-Vargas, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Piontkivska, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Vargas, Joselin [VerfasserIn]
Kee, Carmon [VerfasserIn]
Tyrrell, D Lorne J [VerfasserIn]
Mendoza, Juan L [VerfasserIn]
Boulant, Steeve [VerfasserIn]
Prokunina-Olsson, Ludmila [VerfasserIn]

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ACE2
COVID-19
Immune response
Interferon
Interferon-stimulated gene
Preprint
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Revised 16.08.2022

published: Electronic

UpdateIn: Nat Genet. 2020 Oct 19;:. - PMID 33077916

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1101/2020.07.19.210955

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NLM313189374