| Literature DB >> 33391636 |
Federico Cocozza1,2, Nathalie Névo1, Ester Piovesana1,2, Xavier Lahaye1, Julian Buchrieser3, Olivier Schwartz3, Nicolas Manel1, Mercedes Tkach1, Clotilde Théry1, Lorena Martin-Jaular1.
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 entry is mediated by binding of the spike protein (S) to the surface receptor ACE2 and subsequent priming by host TMPRSS2 allowing membrane fusion. Here, we produced extracellular vesicles (EVs) exposing ACE2 and demonstrate that ACE2-EVs are efficient decoys for SARS-CoV-2 S protein-containing lentivirus. Reduction of infectivity positively correlates with the level of ACE2, is much more efficient than with soluble ACE2 and further enhanced by the inclusion of TMPRSS2.Entities:
Keywords: ACE2; EV therapy; SARS‐CoV‐2; TMPRSS2
Year: 2020 PMID: 33391636 PMCID: PMC7769856 DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12050
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Extracell Vesicles ISSN: 2001-3078