id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-254017-4a6fs57r Pan, Xiu-wu Identification of a potential mechanism of acute kidney injury during the COVID-19 outbreak: a study based on single-cell transcriptome analysis 2020-03-31 .txt text/plain 870 52 54 Colocalization analysis of ACE2 and TMPRSS genes showed relatively high coexpression in podocytes and proximal straight tubule cells, which were identified as candidate host cells (Fig. 1a, b) . Second, although there was no significant difference in the expression of TMPRSS genes, the expression of the receptor ACE2 in podocytes and proximal straight tubule cells in Occidental donors was more pronounced than that in Asian donors (Fig. S2B) , suggesting that Occidental populations might be at higher risk for developing AKI in COVID-19. In addition, comparative analysis showed that the coexpression of the receptor ACE2 and TMPRSS genes in kidney cells was no less than that in the lung, oesophagus, small intestine and colon (Fig. S2C) , suggesting that the kidney might also be an important target organ for SARS-CoV-2. Based on our findings, we conclude that the cytopathic effects of SARS-CoV-2 on podocytes and proximal straight tubule cells may cause AKI in patients with COVID-19, especially in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in blood samples. ./cache/cord-254017-4a6fs57r.txt ./txt/cord-254017-4a6fs57r.txt