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FURIN Mediated SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Cleavage and Endocytosis
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[InstanceEdit:9699040] Gillespie, Marc E, 2020-09-09
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:2159870] serine-type endopeptidase activity of FURIN [plasma membrane]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:876] plasma membrane
created
[InstanceEdit:9699008] Gillespie, Marc E, 2020-09-05
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12020746] Mondo:0100096
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[Disease:9683912] COVID-19
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FURIN Mediated SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Cleavage and Endocytosis
edited
[InstanceEdit:9699040] Gillespie, Marc E, 2020-09-09
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[Pathway:R-HSA-9694614] Attachment and Entry - Homo sapiens
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[Reaction:R-HSA-9694689] Fusion and Release of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid - Homo sapiens
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[Complex:R-HSA-9694785] S3:M:E:encapsidated SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNA: 7a:O-glycosyl 3a tetramer:glycosylated-ACE2:HSPGs [extracellular region]
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true
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false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:9699000] The role of furin cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated membrane fusion in the presence or absence of trypsin
[LiteratureReference:9698993] A Multibasic Cleavage Site in the Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Is Essential for Infection of Human Lung Cells
[LiteratureReference:9681513] A transmembrane serine protease is linked to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus receptor and activates virus entry
[LiteratureReference:9761410] TMPRSS2 and furin are both essential for proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2 in human airway cells
[LiteratureReference:9765579] Loss of furin cleavage site attenuates SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis
[LiteratureReference:9765590] Furin cleavage of the SARS-CoV-2 spike is modulated by
O
-glycosylation
[LiteratureReference:9768875] SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus infectivity and expression of viral entry-related factors ACE2, TMPRSS2, Kim-1, and NRP-1 in human cells from the respiratory, urinary, digestive, reproductive, and immune systems
[LiteratureReference:9768894] Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection
[LiteratureReference:9768909] Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity
[LiteratureReference:9769490] Kidney injury molecule-1 is a potential receptor for SARS-CoV-2
[LiteratureReference:9769474] KIM-1/TIM-1 is a Receptor for SARS-CoV-2 in Lung and Kidney
[LiteratureReference:9769548] Genome-wide CRISPR activation screen identifies candidate receptors for SARS-CoV-2 entry
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modified
[InstanceEdit:9830342] Matthews, Lisa, 2023-03-08
name
FURIN Mediated SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Cleavage and Endocytosis
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[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:R-HSA-9686721] glycosylated-ACE2 [endocytic vesicle membrane]
[DefinedSet:R-HSA-2076618] HSPGs [plasma membrane]
[Complex:R-COV-9694585] S1:S2:M:E:encapsidated SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNA: 7a:O-glycosyl 3a tetramer [endocytic vesicle lumen]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-9694579] Spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 binds ACE2 on host cell - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-9736953] FURIN translocates to the plasma membrane - Homo sapiens
regulatedBy
[PositiveRegulation:9768874] Positive regulation by 'NRP1 [plasma membrane]'
[PositiveRegulation:9769473] Positive regulation by 'HAVCR1 [plasma membrane]'
[NegativeRegulation:9769499] Negative regulation by 'Spike:heparin [extracellular region]'
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[RegulationReference:9768899] Positive regulation by 'NRP1 [plasma membrane]' SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus infectivity and expression of viral entry-related factors ACE2, TMPRSS2, Kim-1, and NRP-1 in human cells from the respiratory, urinary, digestive, reproductive, and immune systems
[RegulationReference:9769489] Positive regulation by 'HAVCR1 [plasma membrane]' KIM-1/TIM-1 is a Receptor for SARS-CoV-2 in Lung and Kidney
[RegulationReference:9769496] Negative regulation by 'Spike:heparin [extracellular region]' The binding of heparin to spike glycoprotein inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection by three mechanisms
relatedSpecies
[Species:9681683] Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
releaseDate
2020-09-15
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:9699044] Acencio, Marcio Luis, 2020-09-09
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Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
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R-HSA-9699007
summation
[Summation:9699005] In a SARS-CoV-2 infection the cellular protease furin cleave...
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[Reaction:R-HSA-9694689] Fusion and Release of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid
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