Potential modes of COVID-19 transmission from human eye revealed by single-cell atlas
Pradeep Gautam, Kiyofumi Hamashima, Ying Chen, Yingying Zeng, Bar Makovoz, Bhav Harshad Parikh, Hsin Yee Lee, Katherine Anne Lau, Xinyi Su, Raymond C.B. Wong, Woon‐Khiong Chan, Hu Li, Timothy A. Blenkinsop, Yuin‐Han Loh
The paper identifies conjunctival cells as potential entry points for SARS-CoV-2 by showing they express both ACE2 and TMPRSS2 receptors.
Nature Communications · Sep 28, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics