Genes encoding ACE2, TMPRSS2 and related proteins mediating SARS-CoV-2 viral entry are upregulated with age in human cardiomyocytes
Emma Robinson, Kanar Alkass, Olaf Bergmann, Janet J. Maguire, H. Llewelyn Roderick, Anthony P. Davenport
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TMPRSS2InternalizationDownregulation and upregulationCase fatality rateSerine proteaseEndocytosisViral entryVirologyReceptorBiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ProteaseVirusMedicineGeneInternal medicineEnzymeDiseaseGeneticsViral replicationEpidemiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiochemistrySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesPARP inhibition in cancer therapy