2021
Single-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes
Ravindra NG, Alfajaro MM, Gasque V, Huston NC, Wan H, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Greaney AM, Habet V, Chow RD, Chen JS, Wei J, Filler RB, Wang B, Wang G, Niklason LE, Montgomery RR, Eisenbarth SC, Chen S, Williams A, Iwasaki A, Horvath TL, Foxman EF, Pierce RW, Pyle AM, van Dijk D, Wilen CB. Single-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001143. PMID: 33730024, PMCID: PMC8007021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Human bronchial epithelial cellsInterferon-stimulated genesCell state changesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCell tropismCoronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019Onset of infectionCell-intrinsic expressionCourse of infectionAir-liquid interface culturesHost-viral interactionsBronchial epithelial cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCell typesIL-1Disease 2019Human airwaysDevelopment of therapeuticsDrug AdministrationViral replication
2020
An in vivo atlas of host–pathogen transcriptomes during Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization and disease
D’Mello A, Riegler AN, Martínez E, Beno SM, Ricketts TD, Foxman EF, Orihuela CJ, Tettelin H. An in vivo atlas of host–pathogen transcriptomes during Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization and disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 33507-33518. PMID: 33318198, PMCID: PMC7777036, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2010428117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStreptococcus pneumoniae colonizationHost gene expression profilesHost defense pathwaysOrgan damagePneumoniae colonizationProinflammatory responseInvasive diseaseAnatomical sitesTherapeutic targetInterferon responseDisease statesDiseaseGene expression profilesLungOrgan-specific mannerVivoPneumoniaPathogenesisKidneyBloodResponse