COVID-19 research

Gene: CXADR

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Evidence Summary from Illumina curation team: The coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CXADR or CAR), also known as CAR-like membrane protein (CLMP), was first identified as a high affinity receptor for adenovirus serotypes 2 and 5 and coxsackie viruses group B. CXADR is developmentally regulated and plays an important role in cardiac development. The protein is a transmembrane receptor and plays a key role in controlling adhesion between adjacent epithelial cells. It is also implicated in controlling both recruitment of immune cells and in tumorigenesis (Zapater et al. 2017). Vehik et al. (2018) concluded that a SNP within the CXADR region is associated with islet autoimmunity. In response to exogenous TNF?, CAR promotes transmigration of leukocytes both in vitro and in vivo. suggesting that CAR may be an important receptor in the control of inflammation. As neutrophils and T cells play a role in host immunity, these data suggest that CAR may be ideally positioned to modulate the immune response from the epithelial or endothelial cell compartments. (Morton et al 2016). CAR expression and infectivity with adenovirus (Ad) are increased in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells (Sharma et al. 2017).

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Identified through an OMIM search for potential viral susceptibility genes, and subsequently triaged/reviewed by Illumina curation team.

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