ACE2 polymorphisms as potential players in COVID-19 outcome

The clinical condition COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, was declared a pandemic by the WHO in March 2020. Currently, there are more than 5 million cases worldwide, and the pandemic has increased exponentially in many countries, with different incidences and death rates among regions/ethnicities and, intriguingly, between sexes. In addition to the many factors that can influence these discrepancies, we suggest a biological aspect, the genetic variation at the viral S protein receptor in human cells, ACE2 (angiotensin I-converting enzyme 2), which may contribute to the worse clinical outcome in males and in some regions worldwide. We performed exomics analysis in native and admixed South American populations, and we also conducted in silico genomics databank investigations in populations from other continents. Interestingly, at least ten polymorphisms in coding, noncoding and regulatory sites were found that can shed light on this issue and offer a plausible biological explanation for these epidemiological differences. In conclusion, there are ACE2 polymorphisms that could influence epidemiological discrepancies observed among ancestry and, moreover, between sexes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 15(2020), 12 vom: 28., Seite e0243887

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khayat, André Salim [VerfasserIn]
de Assumpção, Paulo Pimentel [VerfasserIn]
Meireles Khayat, Bruna Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Thomaz Araújo, Taíssa Maíra [VerfasserIn]
Batista-Gomes, Jéssica Almeida [VerfasserIn]
Imbiriba, Luciana Carvalho [VerfasserIn]
Ishak, Geraldo [VerfasserIn]
de Assumpção, Paula Baraúna [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, Fabiano Cordeiro [VerfasserIn]
Burbano, Rommel Rodriguez [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro-Dos-Santos, André [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro-Dos-Santos, Ândrea Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Ney Pereira Carneiro [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Sidney Emmanuel Batista [VerfasserIn]

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ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
EC 3.4.17.23
Journal Article
RNA, Untranslated
Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 11.01.2021

Date Revised 11.01.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0243887

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319345270