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COVID-19 research v0.348 FOLR1 Rebecca Foulger commented on gene: FOLR1: Evidence Summary from Illumina curation team (Alison Coffey and Julie Taylor): The FOLR1 gene encodes the folate receptor alpha (FR alpha), a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-linked (GPI-linked) protein that binds folic acid for transport into the cytoplasm. Chan et al. (2001) used genetic complementation to identify FR-alpha as a cofactor for cellular entry of pseudo Marburg (MBG) virus and EBO-Z pseudotype into otherwise non permissive cells. Further experiments showed FR alpha specifically binds glycoproteins of these viruses to mediate syncytia (Chan et al. 2001).

PMID 11461707; Chan et al. (2001) - A complementation screen identified FR alpha as a cofactor for cellular entry of pseudo Marburg (MBG) virus into otherwise non permissive Jurkat-EctR cells (fig 1). FACs analysis showed FR alpha was present on the cell surface of other cell lines permissive for MBG infectivity (Hela cells, Vero E6, human and dog osteosarcoma cells (fig 2). FR alpha specific antagonists inhibited MBG entry (Fig 4) phospholipase C (PLC) cleaves the FR alpha receptor, cells pretreated with PLC showed decreased infectivity. When 293T cells overexpressing MBF GP were co-cultured with cells overexpressing FR alpha syncytia formation was observed, indicating that this type of membrane fusion is also mediated by FRalpha (fig 5). A similar set of experiments showed that FR alpha is also a cofactor for cellular entry of EBO-Z pseudo viruses.

Yang et al. (2019) preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/618306 - Poliovirus (PV), a prototype for human pathogenic positive-sense RNA enteroviruses, transport multiple virions en bloc via infectious extracellular vesicles secreted from host cells. Yang et al. show that in these microvesicles less than 10% of proteins are viral. 168 host cell proteins were identified in the MVs including involved in both caveolar-mediated and mediated endocytic virus entry pathways genes (ITGB1, B2M, FYN, CD55 {DAF}, HLA-A, FLNA, ACTB, RAC1, TFRC {CD71}, FOLR1).
COVID-19 research v0.203 TFRC Sophie Hambleton reviewed gene: TFRC: Rating: GREEN; Mode of pathogenicity: None; Publications: 26642240; Phenotypes: combined immunodeficiency; Mode of inheritance: BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
COVID-19 research v0.40 TFRC Ellen McDonagh Source Expert Review Green was added to TFRC.
Added phenotypes Recurrent infections, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia; Recurrent infections, thrombocytopenia; Immunodeficiencies affecting cellular and humoral immunity for gene: TFRC
Rating Changed from Red List (low evidence) to Green List (high evidence)
COVID-19 research v0.36 TFRC Ellen McDonagh gene: TFRC was added
gene: TFRC was added to Viral susceptibility. Sources: IUIS Classification February 2018,IUIS Classification December 2019
Mode of inheritance for gene: TFRC was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Publications for gene: TFRC were set to 32086639; 32048120
Phenotypes for gene: TFRC were set to Recurrent infections, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia; Recurrent infections, thrombocytopenia; Immunodeficiencies affecting cellular and humoral immunity