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Han, B.* ; Lv, Y.* ; Moser, D.* ; Zhou, X.* ; Woehrle, T.* ; Han, L. ; Osterman, A.* ; Rudelius, M.* ; Choukér, A.* ; Lei, P.*

ACE2-independent SARS-CoV-2 virus entry through cell surface GRP78 on monocytes - evidence from a translational clinical and experimental approach.

EBioMedicine 98:104869 (2023)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
Open Access Gold
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BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 infects host cells via an ACE2/TMPRSS2 entry mechanism. Monocytes and macrophages, which play a key role during severe COVID-19 express only low or no ACE2, suggesting alternative entry mechanisms in these cells. In silico analyses predicted GRP78, which is constitutively expressed on monocytes and macrophages, to be a potential candidate receptor for SARS-CoV-2 virus entry. METHODS: Hospitalized COVID-19 patients were characterized regarding their pro-inflammatory state and cell surface GRP78 (csGRP78) expression in comparison to healthy controls. RNA from CD14+ monocytes of patients and controls were subjected to transcriptome analysis that was specifically complemented by bioinformatic re-analyses of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) datasets of COVID-19 patients with a focus on monocyte/macrophage subsets, SARS-CoV-2 infection state as well as GRP78 gene expression. Monocyte and macrophage immunohistocytochemistry on GRP78 was conducted in post-mortem lung tissues. SARS-CoV-2 spike and GRP78 protein interaction was analyzed by surface plasmon resonance, GST Pull-down and Co-Immunoprecipitation. SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus or single spike protein uptake was quantified in csGRP78high THP-1 cells. FINDINGS: Cytokine patterns, monocyte activation markers and transcriptomic changes indicated typical COVID-19 associated inflammation accompanied by upregulated csGRP78 expression on peripheral blood and lung monocytes/macrophages. Subsequent cell culture experiments confirmed an association between elevated pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and upregulation of csGRP78. Interaction of csGRP78 and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with a dissociation constant of KD = 55.2 nM was validated in vitro. Infection rate analyses in ACE2low and GRP78high THP-1 cells showed increased uptake of pseudovirus expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. INTERPRETATION: Our results demonstrate that csGRP78 acts as a receptor for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to mediate ACE2-independent virus entry into monocytes. FUNDING: Funded by the Sino-German-Center for Science Promotion (C-0040) and the Germany Ministry BMWi/K [DLR-grant 50WB1931 and RP1920 to AC, DM, TW].
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Schlagwörter Cell Stress ; Grp78 ; Monocytes ; Sars-cov-2 ; Thp-1 cells ; Viral Entry; Glucose-regulated Protein; Receptor; Bip; Macrophages
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2352-3964
e-ISSN 2352-3964
Zeitschrift EBioMedicine
Quellenangaben Band: 98, Heft: , Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 104869 Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort Amsterdam [u.a.]
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
Förderungen Germany Ministry BMWi/K
Sino-German-Center for Science Promotion