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APP and APLP2 Kunitz Domains Are Potent Endogenous Inhibitors of TMPRSS2 and Respiratory Virus Infection
Jan Lawrenz, Shreyans Chatterjee, Armando Rodríguez Alfonso…·Jan Münch
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.13.744607
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Giorgio Fois
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Tonic interferons defend against respiratory viruses in primary human lung organoid-derived air-liquid interface cultures
Rinu Sivarajan, Paul C. Kirchgatterer, Jan Lawrenz…·Konstantin M. J. Sparrer
The paper demonstrates that tonic interferons are critical for early antiviral defense in human lung organoid-derived air-liquid interface cultures against HRV16.
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Trypstatin as a Novel TMPRSS2 Inhibitor with Broad-Spectrum 1 Efficacy Against Corona and Influenza Viruses
Jan Lawrenz, Lukas Wettstein, Armando Rodríguez…·Jan Münch
This paper identifies Trypstatin, a Kunitz-type protease inhibitor that inhibits TMPRSS2 and related proteases, showing broad-spectrum antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and other respiratory viruses.