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  1. Article ; Online: Integrated RNA Sequencing Reveals Epigenetic Impacts of Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure in Human Cerebral Organoids.

    Bilinovich, Stephanie M / Uhl, Katie L / Lewis, Kristy / Soehnlen, Xavier / Williams, Michael / Vogt, Daniel / Prokop, Jeremy W / Campbell, Daniel B

    Developmental neuroscience

    2021  Volume 42, Issue 5-6, Page(s) 195–207

    Abstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) manifests early in childhood. While genetic variants increase risk for ASD, a growing body of literature has established that in utero chemical exposures also contribute to ASD risk. These chemicals include air-based ... ...

    Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) manifests early in childhood. While genetic variants increase risk for ASD, a growing body of literature has established that in utero chemical exposures also contribute to ASD risk. These chemicals include air-based pollutants like diesel particulate matter (DPM). A combination of single-cell and direct transcriptomics of DPM-exposed human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebral organoids revealed toxicogenomic effects of DPM exposure during fetal brain development. Direct transcriptomics, sequencing RNA bases via Nanopore, revealed that cerebral organoids contain extensive RNA modifications, with DPM-altering cytosine methylation in oxidative mitochondrial transcripts expressed in outer radial glia cells. Single-cell transcriptomics further confirmed an oxidative phosphorylation change in cell groups such as outer radial glia upon DPM exposure. This approach highlights how DPM exposure perturbs normal mitochondrial function and cellular respiration during early brain development, which may contribute to developmental disorders like ASD by altering neurodevelopment.
    MeSH term(s) Autism Spectrum Disorder/etiology ; Brain/drug effects ; Epigenesis, Genetic/drug effects ; Female ; Humans ; Maternal Exposure/adverse effects ; Neurogenesis/drug effects ; Organoids ; Particulate Matter/toxicity ; Pluripotent Stem Cells/drug effects ; Sequence Analysis, RNA ; Vehicle Emissions/toxicity
    Chemical Substances Particulate Matter ; Vehicle Emissions
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 556887-0
    ISSN 1421-9859 ; 0378-5866
    ISSN (online) 1421-9859
    ISSN 0378-5866
    DOI 10.1159/000513536
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  2. Article ; Online: Evolutionary Landscape of SOX Genes to Inform Genotype-to-Phenotype Relationships

    Underwood, Adam / Rasicci, Daniel T / Hinds, David / Mitchell, Jackson T / Zieba, Jacob K / Mills, Joshua / Arnold, Nicholas E / Cook, Taylor W / Moustaqil, Mehdi / Gambin, Yann / Sierecki, Emma / Fontaine, Frank / Vanderweele, Sophie / Das, Akansha S / Cvammen, William / Sirpilla, Olivia / Soehnlen, Xavier / Bricker, Kristen / Alokaili, Maram /
    Green, Morgan / Heeringa, Sadie / Wilstermann, Amy M / Freeland, Thomas M. / Qutob, Dinah / Milsted, Amy / Jauch, Ralf / Triche, Timothy J / Krawczyk, Connie M / Bupp, Caleb P / Rajasekaran, Surender / Francois, Mathias / Prokop, Jeremy W.

    Genes (Basel). 2023 Jan. 14, v. 14, no. 1

    2023  

    Abstract: The SOX transcription factor family is pivotal in controlling aspects of development. To identify genotype–phenotype relationships of SOX proteins, we performed a non-biased study of SOX using 1890 open-reading frame and 6667 amino acid sequences in ... ...

    Abstract The SOX transcription factor family is pivotal in controlling aspects of development. To identify genotype–phenotype relationships of SOX proteins, we performed a non-biased study of SOX using 1890 open-reading frame and 6667 amino acid sequences in combination with structural dynamics to interpret 3999 gnomAD, 485 ClinVar, 1174 Geno2MP, and 4313 COSMIC human variants. We identified, within the HMG (High Mobility Group)- box, twenty-seven amino acids with changes in multiple SOX proteins annotated to clinical pathologies. These sites were screened through Geno2MP medical phenotypes, revealing novel SOX15 R104G associated with musculature abnormality and SOX8 R159G with intellectual disability. Within gnomAD, SOX18 E137K (rs201931544), found within the HMG box of ~0.8% of Latinx individuals, is associated with seizures and neurological complications, potentially through blood–brain barrier alterations. A total of 56 highly conserved variants were found at sites outside the HMG-box, including several within the SOX2 HMG-box-flanking region with neurological associations, several in the SOX9 dimerization region associated with Campomelic Dysplasia, SOX14 K88R (rs199932938) flanking the HMG box associated with cardiovascular complications within European populations, and SOX7 A379V (rs143587868) within an SOXF conserved far C-terminal domain heterozygous in 0.716% of African individuals with associated eye phenotypes. This SOX data compilation builds a robust genotype-to-phenotype association for a gene family through more robust ortholog data integration.
    Keywords amino acid sequences ; amino acids ; blood-brain barrier ; dimerization ; evolution ; eyes ; genes ; genotype-phenotype correlation ; heterozygosity ; humans ; open reading frames ; transcription factors
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0114
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes14010222
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  3. Article ; Online: Evolutionary Landscape of

    Underwood, Adam / Rasicci, Daniel T / Hinds, David / Mitchell, Jackson T / Zieba, Jacob K / Mills, Joshua / Arnold, Nicholas E / Cook, Taylor W / Moustaqil, Mehdi / Gambin, Yann / Sierecki, Emma / Fontaine, Frank / Vanderweele, Sophie / Das, Akansha S / Cvammen, William / Sirpilla, Olivia / Soehnlen, Xavier / Bricker, Kristen / Alokaili, Maram /
    Green, Morgan / Heeringa, Sadie / Wilstermann, Amy M / Freeland, Thomas M / Qutob, Dinah / Milsted, Amy / Jauch, Ralf / Triche, Timothy J / Krawczyk, Connie M / Bupp, Caleb P / Rajasekaran, Surender / Francois, Mathias / Prokop, Jeremy W

    Genes

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 1

    Abstract: The SOX transcription factor family is pivotal in controlling aspects of development. To identify genotype-phenotype relationships of SOX proteins, we performed a non-biased study of SOX using 1890 open-reading frame and 6667 amino acid sequences in ... ...

    Abstract The SOX transcription factor family is pivotal in controlling aspects of development. To identify genotype-phenotype relationships of SOX proteins, we performed a non-biased study of SOX using 1890 open-reading frame and 6667 amino acid sequences in combination with structural dynamics to interpret 3999 gnomAD, 485 ClinVar, 1174 Geno2MP, and 4313 COSMIC human variants. We identified, within the HMG (High Mobility Group)- box, twenty-seven amino acids with changes in multiple SOX proteins annotated to clinical pathologies. These sites were screened through Geno2MP medical phenotypes, revealing novel SOX15 R104G associated with musculature abnormality and SOX8 R159G with intellectual disability. Within gnomAD, SOX18 E137K (rs201931544), found within the HMG box of ~0.8% of Latinx individuals, is associated with seizures and neurological complications, potentially through blood-brain barrier alterations. A total of 56 highly conserved variants were found at sites outside the HMG-box, including several within the SOX2 HMG-box-flanking region with neurological associations, several in the SOX9 dimerization region associated with Campomelic Dysplasia, SOX14 K88R (rs199932938) flanking the HMG box associated with cardiovascular complications within European populations, and SOX7 A379V (rs143587868) within an SOXF conserved far C-terminal domain heterozygous in 0.716% of African individuals with associated eye phenotypes. This SOX data compilation builds a robust genotype-to-phenotype association for a gene family through more robust ortholog data integration.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; High Mobility Group Proteins/chemistry ; High Mobility Group Proteins/genetics ; High Mobility Group Proteins/metabolism ; SOX Transcription Factors/genetics ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Dimerization ; Genotype ; SOXF Transcription Factors/genetics ; SOXF Transcription Factors/metabolism ; SOXB2 Transcription Factors/genetics ; SOXB2 Transcription Factors/metabolism ; SOXE Transcription Factors/genetics
    Chemical Substances High Mobility Group Proteins ; SOX Transcription Factors ; SOX7 protein, human ; SOXF Transcription Factors ; SOX18 protein, human ; SOX14 protein, human ; SOXB2 Transcription Factors ; SOX8 protein, human ; SOXE Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425 ; 2073-4425
    ISSN (online) 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes14010222
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  4. Article: SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Structural/Evolution Dynamicome: Insights into functional evolution and human genomics.

    Gupta, Ruchir / Charron, Jacob / Stenger, Cynthia L / Painter, Jared / Steward, Hunter / Cook, Taylor W / Faber, William / Frisch, Austin / Lind, Eric / Bauss, Jacob / Li, Xiaopeng / Sirpilla, Olivia / Soehnlen, Xavier / Underwood, Adam / Hinds, David / Morris, Michele / Lamb, Neil / Carcillo, Joseph A / Bupp, Caleb /
    Uhal, Bruce D / Rajasekaran, Surender / Prokop, Jeremy W

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2020  

    Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, starting in 2019, has challenged the speed at which labs perform science, ranging from discoveries of the viral composition to handling health outcomes in humans. The small ~30kb single-stranded RNA genome of Coronaviruses makes ... ...

    Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, starting in 2019, has challenged the speed at which labs perform science, ranging from discoveries of the viral composition to handling health outcomes in humans. The small ~30kb single-stranded RNA genome of Coronaviruses makes them adept at cross species spread and drift, increasing their probability to cause pandemics. However, this small genome also allows for a robust understanding of all proteins coded by the virus. We employed protein modeling, molecular dynamic simulations, evolutionary mapping, and 3D printing to gain a full proteome and dynamicome understanding of SARS-CoV-2. The Viral Integrated Structural Evolution Dynamic Database (VIStEDD) has been established (prokoplab.com/vistedd), opening future discoveries and educational usage. In this paper, we highlight VIStEDD usage for nsp6, Nucleocapsid (N), and Spike (S) surface glycoprotein. For both nsp6 and N we reveal highly conserved surface amino acids that likely drive protein-protein interactions. In characterizing viral S protein, we have developed a quantitative dynamics cross correlation matrix insight into interaction with the ACE2/SLC6A19 dimer complex. From this quantitative matrix, we elucidated 47 potential functional missense variants from population genomic databases within ACE2/SLC6A19/TMPRSS2, warranting genomic enrichment analyses in SARS-CoV-2 patients. Moreover, these variants have ultralow frequency, but can exist as hemizygous in males for ACE2, which falls on the X-chromosome. Two noncoding variants (rs4646118 and rs143185769) found in ~9% of African descent individuals for ACE2 may regulate expression and be related to increased susceptibility of African Americans to SARS-CoV-2. This powerful database of SARS-CoV-2 can aid in research progress in the ongoing pandemic.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2020.05.15.098616
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  5. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) structural and evolutionary dynamicome: Insights into functional evolution and human genomics.

    Gupta, Ruchir / Charron, Jacob / Stenger, Cynthia L / Painter, Jared / Steward, Hunter / Cook, Taylor W / Faber, William / Frisch, Austin / Lind, Eric / Bauss, Jacob / Li, Xiaopeng / Sirpilla, Olivia / Soehnlen, Xavier / Underwood, Adam / Hinds, David / Morris, Michele / Lamb, Neil / Carcillo, Joseph A / Bupp, Caleb /
    Uhal, Bruce D / Rajasekaran, Surender / Prokop, Jeremy W

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2020  Volume 295, Issue 33, Page(s) 11742–11753

    Abstract: The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has challenged the speed at which laboratories can discover the viral composition and study health outcomes. The small ∼30-kb ssRNA genome of coronaviruses makes them ... ...

    Abstract The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has challenged the speed at which laboratories can discover the viral composition and study health outcomes. The small ∼30-kb ssRNA genome of coronaviruses makes them adept at cross-species spread while enabling a robust understanding of all of the proteins the viral genome encodes. We have employed protein modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, evolutionary mapping, and 3D printing to gain a full proteome- and dynamicome-level understanding of SARS-CoV-2. We established the Viral Integrated Structural Evolution Dynamic Database (VIStEDD at RRID:SCR_018793) to facilitate future discoveries and educational use. Here, we highlight the use of VIStEDD for nsp6, nucleocapsid (N), and spike (S) surface glycoprotein. For both nsp6 and N, we found highly conserved surface amino acids that likely drive protein-protein interactions. In characterizing viral S protein, we developed a quantitative dynamics cross-correlation matrix to gain insights into its interactions with the angiotensin I-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-solute carrier family 6 member 19 (SLC6A19) dimer. Using this quantitative matrix, we elucidated 47 potential functional missense variants from genomic databases within ACE2/SLC6A19/transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2), warranting genomic enrichment analyses in SARS-CoV-2 patients. These variants had ultralow frequency but existed in males hemizygous for ACE2. Two ACE2 noncoding variants (rs4646118 and rs143185769) present in ∼9% of individuals of African descent may regulate ACE2 expression and may be associated with increased susceptibility of African Americans to SARS-CoV-2. We propose that this SARS-CoV-2 database may aid research into the ongoing pandemic.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral/chemistry ; Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral/genetics ; Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral/metabolism ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 ; Betacoronavirus/chemistry ; Betacoronavirus/genetics ; Black People/genetics ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/metabolism ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins ; Databases, Protein ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Genetic Variation ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Humans ; Male ; Molecular Dynamics Simulation ; Nucleocapsid Proteins/chemistry ; Nucleocapsid Proteins/metabolism ; Pandemics ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/chemistry ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/genetics ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/metabolism ; Phosphoproteins ; Pneumonia, Viral/metabolism ; Pneumonia, Viral/virology ; Protein Interaction Maps ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Proteome ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Serine Endopeptidases/chemistry ; Serine Endopeptidases/genetics ; Serine Endopeptidases/metabolism ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/chemistry ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral ; Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins ; Nucleocapsid Proteins ; Phosphoproteins ; Proteome ; SLC6A19 protein, human ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus ; nucleocapsid phosphoprotein, SARS-CoV-2 ; spike protein, SARS-CoV-2 ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A (EC 3.4.15.1) ; ACE2 protein, human (EC 3.4.17.23) ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (EC 3.4.17.23) ; Serine Endopeptidases (EC 3.4.21.-) ; TMPRSS2 protein, human (EC 3.4.21.-)
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.RA120.014873
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  6. Article: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) structural and evolutionary dynamicome: Insights into functional evolution and human genomics

    Gupta, Ruchir / Charron, Jacob / Stenger, Cynthia L / Painter, Jared / Steward, Hunter / Cook, Taylor W / Faber, William / Frisch, Austin / Lind, Eric / Bauss, Jacob / Li, Xiaopeng / Sirpilla, Olivia / Soehnlen, Xavier / Underwood, Adam / Hinds, David / Morris, Michele / Lamb, Neil / Carcillo, Joseph A / Bupp, Caleb P /
    Uhal, Bruce D / Rajasekaran, Surender / Prokop, Jeremy W

    J. biol. chem

    Abstract: The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has challenged the speed at which laboratories discover the viral composition and study health outcomes. The small ~30-kb ssRNA genome of coronaviruses makes them adept ... ...

    Abstract The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has challenged the speed at which laboratories discover the viral composition and study health outcomes. The small ~30-kb ssRNA genome of coronaviruses makes them adept at cross-species spread, but also enable a robust understanding of all the proteins the viral genome encodes. We have employed protein modeling, molecular dynamic simulations, evolutionary mapping, and 3D printing to gain a full proteome- and dynamicome-level understanding of SARS-CoV-2. We established the Viral Integrated Structural Evolution Dynamic Database (VIStEDD at prokoplab.com/vistedd) to facilitate future discoveries and educational use. Here, we highlight the use of VIStEDD for nsp6, nucleocapsid (N), and spike (S) surface glycoprotein. For both nsp6 and N, we found highly conserved surface amino acids that likely drive protein-protein interactions. In characterizing viral S protein, we developed a quantitative dynamics cross-correlation matrix to gain insights into its interactions with the angiotensin I-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-solute carrier family 6 member 19 (SLC6A19) dimer. Using this quantitative matrix, we elucidated 47 potential functional missense variants from genomic databases within ACE2/SLC6A19/transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2), warranting genomic enrichment analyses in SARS-CoV-2 patients. These variants had ultralow frequency but existed in males hemizygous for ACE2. Two ACE2 noncoding variants (rs4646118 and rs143185769) present in ~9% of individuals of African descent may regulate ACE2 expression and may be associated with increased susceptibility of African Americans to SARS-CoV-2. We propose that this SARS-CoV-2 database may aid research into the ongoing pandemic.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #32587094
    Database COVID19

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  7. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Structural/Evolution Dynamicome: Insights into functional evolution and human genomics.

    Gupta, Ruchir / Charron, Jacob / Stenger, Cynthia / Painter, Jared / Steward, Hunter / Cook, Taylor / Faber, William / Frisch, Austin / Lind, Eric / Bauss, Jacob / Li, Xiaopeng / Sirpilla, Olivia / Soehnlen, Xavier / Underwood, Adam / Hinds, David / Morris, Michele / Lamb, Neil / Carcillo, Joseph / Bupp, Caleb /
    Uhal, Bruce / Rajasekaran, Surender / Prokop, Jeremy W

    bioRxiv

    Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, starting in 2019, has challenged the speed at which labs perform science, ranging from discoveries of the viral composition to handling health outcomes in humans. The small ~30kb single-stranded RNA genome of Coronaviruses makes ... ...

    Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, starting in 2019, has challenged the speed at which labs perform science, ranging from discoveries of the viral composition to handling health outcomes in humans. The small ~30kb single-stranded RNA genome of Coronaviruses makes them adept at cross species spread and drift, increasing their probability to cause pandemics. However, this small genome also allows for a robust understanding of all proteins coded by the virus. We employed protein modeling, molecular dynamic simulations, evolutionary mapping, and 3D printing to gain a full proteome and dynamicome understanding of SARS-CoV-2. The Viral Integrated Structural Evolution Dynamic Database (VIStEDD) has been established (prokoplab.com/vistedd), opening future discoveries and educational usage. In this paper, we highlight VIStEDD usage for nsp6, Nucleocapsid (N), and Spike (S) surface glycoprotein. For both nsp6 and N we reveal highly conserved surface amino acids that likely drive protein-protein interactions. In characterizing viral S protein, we have developed a quantitative dynamics cross correlation matrix insight into interaction with the ACE2/SLC6A19 dimer complex. From this quantitative matrix, we elucidated 47 potential functional missense variants from population genomic databases within ACE2/SLC6A19/TMPRSS2, warranting genomic enrichment analyses in SARS-CoV-2 patients. Moreover, these variants have ultralow frequency, but can exist as hemizygous in males for ACE2, which falls on the X-chromosome. Two noncoding variants (rs4646118 and rs143185769) found in ~9% of African descent individuals for ACE2 may regulate expression and be related to increased susceptibility of African Americans to SARS-CoV-2. This powerful database of SARS-CoV-2 can aid in research progress in the ongoing pandemic.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-15
    Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1101/2020.05.15.098616
    Database COVID19

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  8. Book ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) structural and evolutionary dynamicome

    Gupta, Ruchir / Charron, Jacob / Stenger, Cynthia L. / Painter, Jared / Steward, Hunter / Cook, Taylor W. / Faber, William / Frisch, Austin / Lind, Eric / Bauss, Jacob / Li, Xiaopeng / Sirpilla, Olivia / Soehnlen, Xavier / Underwood, Adam / Hinds, David / Morris, Michele / Lamb, Neil / Carcillo, Joseph A. / Bupp, Caleb /
    Uhal, Bruce D. / Rajasekaran, Surender / Prokop, Jeremy W.

    Faculty Publications

    Insights into functional evolution and human genomics

    2020  

    Abstract: 2020 Gupta et al. The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has challenged the speed at which laboratories can discover the viral composition and study health outcomes. The small ∼30-kb ssRNA genome of ... ...

    Abstract © 2020 Gupta et al. The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has challenged the speed at which laboratories can discover the viral composition and study health outcomes. The small ∼30-kb ssRNA genome of coronaviruses makes them adept at cross-species spread while enabling a robust understanding of all of the proteins the viral genome encodes. We have employed protein modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, evolutionary mapping, and 3D printing to gain a full proteome- and dynamicome-level understanding of SARS-CoV-2. We established the Viral Integrated Structural Evolution Dynamic Database (VIStEDD at RRID:SCR_018793) to facilitate future discoveries and educational use. Here, we highlight the use of VIStEDD for nsp6, nucleocapsid (N), and spike (S) surface glycoprotein. For both nsp6 and N, we found highly conserved surface amino acids that likely drive protein-protein interactions. In characterizing viral S protein, we developed a quantitative dynamics cross-correlation matrix to gain insights into its interactions with the angiotensin I-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-solute carrier family 6 member 19 (SLC6A19) dimer. Using this quantitative matrix, we elucidated 47 potential functional missense variants from genomic databases within ACE2/SLC6A19/transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2), warranting genomic enrichment analyses in SARS-CoV-2 patients. These variants had ultralow frequency but existed in males hemizygous for ACE2. Two ACE2 noncoding variants (rs4646118 and rs143185769) present in ∼9% of individuals of African descent may regulate ACE2 expression and may be associated with increased susceptibility of African Americans to SARS-CoV-2. We propose that this SARS-CoV-2 database may aid research into the ongoing pandemic.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; human genetics ; molecular dynamics ; molecular evolution ; post-translational modification (PTM) ; protein structure ; receptor structure-function ; RNA virus ; severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ; virus entry ; covid19
    Subject code 572 ; 612
    Publishing date 2020-08-14T07:00:00Z
    Publisher UNA Scholarly Repository
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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