Genetic Dissection of the Regulatory Mechanisms of Ace2 in the Infected Mouse Lung

Acute lung injury (ALI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality after viral infections, including influenza A virus H1N1, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2. The angiotensin I converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a key host membrane-bound protein that modulates ALI induced by viral infection, pulm...

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Main Authors: Fuyi Xu, Jun Gao, Silke Bergmann, Amy C. Sims, David G. Ashbrook, Ralph S. Baric, Yan Cui, Colleen B. Jonsson, Kui Li, Robert W. Williams, Klaus Schughart, Lu Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.607314/full