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Screening of cell-virus, cell-cell, gene-gene interactions among kingdoms of life at single cell resolution

Chen, D.; Ou, Z.; Zhu, J.; Ding, P.; Wang, H.; Luo, L.; Ding, X.; Lan, T.; Wu, W.; Yuan, Y.; Wu, W.; Qiu, J.; Zhu, Y.; Jia, Y.; Wei, Y.; Qin, Q.; Li, R.; Sun, C.; Zhao, W.; Lv, Z.; Pu, M.; Yang, S.; Chang, A.; Wei, X.; Chen, F.; Yang, T.; Wei, Z.; Yang, F.; Li, Y.; Hua, Y.; Liu, H.

2021-08-13 cell biology
10.1101/2021.08.13.456190 bioRxiv
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The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) issued a significant and urgent threat to global health. The exact animal origin of SARS-CoV-2 remains obscure and understanding its host range is vital for preventing interspecies transmission. Previously, we have assessed the target cell profiles of SARS-CoV-2 in pets, livestock, poultry and wild animals. Herein, we expand this investigation to a wider range of animal species and viruses to provide a comprehensive source for large-scale screening of potential virus hosts. Single cell atlas for several mammalian species (alpaca, hamster, hedgehog, chinchilla etc.), as well as comparative atlas for lung, brain and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) for various lineages of animals were constructed, from which we systemically analyzed the virus entry factors for 113 viruses over 20 species from mammalians, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Conserved cellular connectomes and regulomes were also identified, revealing the fundamental cell-cell and gene-gene cross-talks between these species. Overall, our study could help identify the potential host range and tissue tropism of SARS-CoV-2 and a diverse set of viruses and reveal the host-virus co-evolution footprints.

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