Allelic imbalance of HLA-B expression in human lung cells infected with coronavirus and other respiratory viruses.
Eur J Hum Genet
; 30(8): 922-929, 2022 08.
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The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) loci have been widely characterized to be associated with viral infectious diseases using either HLA allele frequency-based association or in silico predicted studies. However, there is less experimental evidence to link the HLA alleles with COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases, particularly in the lung cells. To examine the role of HLA alleles in response to coronavirus and other respiratory viral infections in disease-relevant cells, we designed a two-stage study by integrating publicly accessible RNA-seq data sets, and performed allelic expression (AE) analysis on heterozygous HLA genotypes. We discovered an increased AE pattern accompanied with overexpression of HLA-B gene in SARS-CoV-2-infected human lung epithelial cells. Analysis of independent data sets verified the respiratory virus-induced AE of HLA-B gene in lung cells and tissues. The results were further experimentally validated in cultured lung cells infected with SARS-CoV-2. We further uncovered that the antiviral cytokine IFNß contribute to AE of the HLA-B gene in lung cells. Our analyses provide a new insight into allelic influence on the HLA expression in association with SARS-CoV-2 and other common viral infectious diseases.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Hum Genet
Asunto de la revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido