The complement pattern recognition molecule CL-11 promotes invasion and injury of respiratory epithelial cells by SARS-CoV-2.
A. Polycarpou, T. Wagner-Gamble, R. Greenlaw…·S. Sacks
This study shows CL-11 promotes SARS-CoV-2 invasion and injury of respiratory epithelial cells, suggesting CL-11 blockade could limit viral pathogenicity.