Genome-wide analysis provides genetic evidence that ACE2 influences COVID-19 risk and yields risk scores associated with severe disease

JE Horowitz, JA Kosmicki, A Damask, D Sharma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) enters human host cells
via angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Allelic Variants of HLA-C Upstream Region, PSORS1C3, MICA, TNFA and Genes Involved in Epidermal Homeostasis and Barrier Function Influence the Clinical …

M Morelli, M Galluzzo, C Scarponi, S Madonna… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several biologic therapies have been developed to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis, with
patients exhibiting different clinical benefits, possibly due to the heterogeneity of pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide meta-analysis of palmoplantar pustulosis implicates TH2 responses and cigarette smoking in disease pathogenesis

A Hernandez-Cordero, L Thomas, A Smail… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is an inflammatory skin disorder that mostly
affects smokers and manifests with painful pustular eruptions on the palms and soles …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide analysis in 756,646 individuals provides first genetic evidence that ACE2 expression influences COVID-19 risk and yields genetic risk scores …

JE Horowitz, JA Kosmicki, A Damask, D Sharma… - MedRxiv, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SARS-CoV-2 enters host cells by binding angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
Through a genome-wide association study, we show that a rare variant (MAF= 0.3%, odds …

Genetic Associations with Coronavirus Susceptibility and Disease Severity

F Barmania, J Mellet, MA Holborn… - Application of Omic …, 2023 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global public health emergency, and the disease it …

Segregation of nascent GPCRs in the ER-to-Golgi transport by CCHCR1 via direct interaction

X Xu, L Qiu, M Zhang, G Wu - Journal of Cell Science, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest superfamily of cell
surface signaling proteins that share a common structural topology. When compared with …

[HTML][HTML] Common genetic variants identify therapeutic targets for COVID-19 and individuals at high risk of severe disease

JE Horowitz, JA Kosmicki, A Damask, D Sharma… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
The need to identify and effectively treat COVID-19 cases at highest risk for severe disease
is critical. We identified seven common genetic variants (three novel) that modulate COVID …

Analysis of Glucocorticoid-Related Genes Reveal CCHCR1 as a New Candidate Gene for Type 2 Diabetes

LN Brenner, JM Mercader, CC Robertson… - Journal of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Glucocorticoids have multiple therapeutic benefits and are used both for
immunosuppression and treatment purposes. Notwithstanding their benefits, glucocorticoid …

Identification of immunological patterns characterizing immune-related psoriasis reactions in oncological patients in therapy with anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors

M Morelli, ML Carbone, GL Scaglione… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Immunotherapy with biologics targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)
is highly effective in the treatment of various malignancies. Nevertheless, it is frequently …

CCHCR1-astrin interaction promotes centriole duplication through recruitment of CEP72

Z Ying, K Wang, J Wu, M Wang, J Yang, X Wang… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background The centrosome is one of the most important non-membranous organelles
regulating microtubule organization and progression of cell mitosis. The coiled-coil alpha …