The SARS-coronavirus infection cycle: a survey of viral membrane proteins, their functional interactions and pathogenesis

NA Wong, MH Saier Jr - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel epidemic
strain of Betacoronavirus that is responsible for the current viral pandemic, coronavirus …

Cholesterol-rich lipid rafts as platforms for SARS-CoV-2 entry

SN Palacios-Rápalo, LA De Jesus-Gonzalez… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since its appearance, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2),
the causal agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), represents a global problem for …

A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies host factors that regulate SARS-CoV-2 entry

Y Zhu, F Feng, G Hu, Y Wang, Y Yu, Y Zhu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 is posing major public health challenges. One feature of
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is the insertion of multi-basic residues at the S1/S2 subunit …

Regulation of beta-amyloid production in neurons by astrocyte-derived cholesterol

H Wang, JA Kulas, C Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques, tau
tangles, inflammation, and loss of cognitive function. Genetic variation in a cholesterol …

COVID-19-activated SREBP2 disturbs cholesterol biosynthesis and leads to cytokine storm

W Lee, JH Ahn, HH Park, HN Kim, H Kim… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) is activated by cytokines or
pathogen, such as virus or bacteria, but its association with diminished cholesterol levels in …

The COVID-19 pandemic and Alzheimer's disease: mutual risks and mechanisms

F Chen, Y Chen, Y Wang, Q Ke, L Cui - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a life-threatening disease, especially …

Statin use is associated with lower disease severity in COVID-19 infection

WYT Tan, BE Young, DC Lye, DEK Chew, R Dalan - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We aim to study the association of hyperlipidemia and statin use with COVID-19 severity. We
analysed a retrospective cohort of 717 patients admitted to a tertiary centre in Singapore for …

Membrane rafts: portals for viral entry

I Ripa, S Andreu, JA López-Guerrero… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Membrane rafts are dynamic, small (10–200 nm) domains enriched with cholesterol and
sphingolipids that compartmentalize cellular processes. Rafts participate in roles essential to …

Molecular simulations suggest vitamins, retinoids and steroids as ligands of the free fatty acid pocket of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Spike protein

DK Shoemark, CK Colenso, C Toelzer… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate binding of linoleate and other potential ligands to the recently discovered
fatty acid binding site in the SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein, using docking and molecular …

Guidance for the management of patients with vascular disease or cardiovascular risk factors and COVID-19: position paper from VAS-European independent …

GT Gerotziafas, M Catalano, MP Colgan… - Thrombosis and …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
COVID-19 is also manifested with hypercoagulability, pulmonary intravascular coagulation,
microangiopathy, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) or arterial thrombosis. Predisposing …