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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

COVID-19 Hijacking of the Host Epigenome: Mechanisms, Biomarkers and Long-Term Consequences.

Alena D Zolotarenko, Hakob M Poghosyan, Victoria V Sheptiy, Sergey A Bruskin

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alena D ZolotarenkoLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-6983-8387
Hakob M PoghosyanLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
Victoria V SheptiyLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
Sergey A BruskinLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-0653-7418

Funding

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation 123120500032-9
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epigenetics of COVID-19 is a rapidly expanding field that reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 virus initiates alterations in the host's genome, influencing the susceptibility to infection, the disease severity, and long-term consequences, known as "long COVID." In this review, we describe the mechanisms utilized by the virus to manipulate the host epigenome, suppressing antiviral responses and creating a favorable environment for viral replication. We also highlight virus-induced epigenetic changes across diverse cell populations that contribute to COVID-19 pathogenesis. Notably, the virus reprograms hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, leading to long-lasting alterations in innate immunity, a phenomenon known as "trained immunity." These epigenetic modifications are maintained in differentiated daughter cells and may explain the persistent inflammation and other symptoms of long COVID. Furthermore, we discuss emerging epigenetic biomarkers of disease severity, including methylation signatures in genes such as

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COVID-19Epigenesis, GeneticEpigenomeHost-Pathogen InteractionsSARS-CoV-2BiomarkersDNA MethylationHumansImmunity, InnateMicroRNAsBiomarkersMicroRNAsCOVID-19epigeneticsepimarkers of disease severitylong COVIDtrained immunityviral hijacking

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