Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice

Here, the authors characterize tissue-level SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis in transgenic mice expressing human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) by the human cytokeratin 18 promoter (K18-hACE2) and show that infection induces lethality, making the K18-hACE2 model suitable for vaccine an...

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Main Authors: Fatai S. Oladunni, Jun-Gyu Park, Paula A. Pino, Olga Gonzalez, Anwari Akhter, Anna Allué-Guardia, Angélica Olmo-Fontánez, Shalini Gautam, Andreu Garcia-Vilanova, Chengjin Ye, Kevin Chiem, Colwyn Headley, Varun Dwivedi, Laura M. Parodi, Kendra J. Alfson, Hilary M. Staples, Alyssa Schami, Juan I. Garcia, Alison Whigham, Roy Neal Platt, Michal Gazi, Jesse Martinez, Colin Chuba, Stephanie Earley, Oscar H. Rodriguez, Stephanie Davis Mdaki, Katrina N. Kavelish, Renee Escalona, Cory R. A. Hallam, Corbett Christie, Jean L. Patterson, Tim J. C. Anderson, Ricardo Carrion, Edward J. Dick, Shannan Hall-Ursone, Larry S. Schlesinger, Xavier Alvarez, Deepak Kaushal, Luis D. Giavedoni, Joanne Turner, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Jordi B. Torrelles
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19891-7
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spelling doaj-36d6d32972464a4aafa1c9bc198444932021-05-11T08:33:42ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-11-0111111710.1038/s41467-020-19891-7Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic miceFatai S. Oladunni0Jun-Gyu Park1Paula A. Pino2Olga Gonzalez3Anwari Akhter4Anna Allué-Guardia5Angélica Olmo-Fontánez6Shalini Gautam7Andreu Garcia-Vilanova8Chengjin Ye9Kevin Chiem10Colwyn Headley11Varun Dwivedi12Laura M. Parodi13Kendra J. Alfson14Hilary M. Staples15Alyssa Schami16Juan I. Garcia17Alison Whigham18Roy Neal Platt19Michal Gazi20Jesse Martinez21Colin Chuba22Stephanie Earley23Oscar H. Rodriguez24Stephanie Davis Mdaki25Katrina N. Kavelish26Renee Escalona27Cory R. A. Hallam28Corbett Christie29Jean L. Patterson30Tim J. C. Anderson31Ricardo Carrion32Edward J. Dick33Shannan Hall-Ursone34Larry S. Schlesinger35Xavier Alvarez36Deepak Kaushal37Luis D. Giavedoni38Joanne Turner39Luis Martinez-Sobrido40Jordi B. Torrelles41Texas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteTexas Biomedical Research InstituteHere, the authors characterize tissue-level SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis in transgenic mice expressing human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) by the human cytokeratin 18 promoter (K18-hACE2) and show that infection induces lethality, making the K18-hACE2 model suitable for vaccine and therapeutic evaluation.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19891-7
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author Fatai S. Oladunni
Jun-Gyu Park
Paula A. Pino
Olga Gonzalez
Anwari Akhter
Anna Allué-Guardia
Angélica Olmo-Fontánez
Shalini Gautam
Andreu Garcia-Vilanova
Chengjin Ye
Kevin Chiem
Colwyn Headley
Varun Dwivedi
Laura M. Parodi
Kendra J. Alfson
Hilary M. Staples
Alyssa Schami
Juan I. Garcia
Alison Whigham
Roy Neal Platt
Michal Gazi
Jesse Martinez
Colin Chuba
Stephanie Earley
Oscar H. Rodriguez
Stephanie Davis Mdaki
Katrina N. Kavelish
Renee Escalona
Cory R. A. Hallam
Corbett Christie
Jean L. Patterson
Tim J. C. Anderson
Ricardo Carrion
Edward J. Dick
Shannan Hall-Ursone
Larry S. Schlesinger
Xavier Alvarez
Deepak Kaushal
Luis D. Giavedoni
Joanne Turner
Luis Martinez-Sobrido
Jordi B. Torrelles
spellingShingle Fatai S. Oladunni
Jun-Gyu Park
Paula A. Pino
Olga Gonzalez
Anwari Akhter
Anna Allué-Guardia
Angélica Olmo-Fontánez
Shalini Gautam
Andreu Garcia-Vilanova
Chengjin Ye
Kevin Chiem
Colwyn Headley
Varun Dwivedi
Laura M. Parodi
Kendra J. Alfson
Hilary M. Staples
Alyssa Schami
Juan I. Garcia
Alison Whigham
Roy Neal Platt
Michal Gazi
Jesse Martinez
Colin Chuba
Stephanie Earley
Oscar H. Rodriguez
Stephanie Davis Mdaki
Katrina N. Kavelish
Renee Escalona
Cory R. A. Hallam
Corbett Christie
Jean L. Patterson
Tim J. C. Anderson
Ricardo Carrion
Edward J. Dick
Shannan Hall-Ursone
Larry S. Schlesinger
Xavier Alvarez
Deepak Kaushal
Luis D. Giavedoni
Joanne Turner
Luis Martinez-Sobrido
Jordi B. Torrelles
Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice
Nature Communications
author_facet Fatai S. Oladunni
Jun-Gyu Park
Paula A. Pino
Olga Gonzalez
Anwari Akhter
Anna Allué-Guardia
Angélica Olmo-Fontánez
Shalini Gautam
Andreu Garcia-Vilanova
Chengjin Ye
Kevin Chiem
Colwyn Headley
Varun Dwivedi
Laura M. Parodi
Kendra J. Alfson
Hilary M. Staples
Alyssa Schami
Juan I. Garcia
Alison Whigham
Roy Neal Platt
Michal Gazi
Jesse Martinez
Colin Chuba
Stephanie Earley
Oscar H. Rodriguez
Stephanie Davis Mdaki
Katrina N. Kavelish
Renee Escalona
Cory R. A. Hallam
Corbett Christie
Jean L. Patterson
Tim J. C. Anderson
Ricardo Carrion
Edward J. Dick
Shannan Hall-Ursone
Larry S. Schlesinger
Xavier Alvarez
Deepak Kaushal
Luis D. Giavedoni
Joanne Turner
Luis Martinez-Sobrido
Jordi B. Torrelles
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title Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice
title_short Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice
title_full Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice
title_fullStr Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice
title_full_unstemmed Lethality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice
title_sort lethality of sars-cov-2 infection in k18 human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 transgenic mice
publisher Nature Publishing Group
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publishDate 2020-11-01
description Here, the authors characterize tissue-level SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis in transgenic mice expressing human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) by the human cytokeratin 18 promoter (K18-hACE2) and show that infection induces lethality, making the K18-hACE2 model suitable for vaccine and therapeutic evaluation.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19891-7
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