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Table 2 Main host biological processes associated with the 56 risk proteins that contribute to the development of severe COVID-19

From: Computational network analysis of host genetic risk variants of severe COVID-19

Number of risk protein

High level GO biological process category

Risk protein list

24

Immune system process

CFH, OAS1, TYK2, ITGA4, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, IFITM3, MX1, IFNAR2, ACE, TNFRSF13C, GYG1, CXCR6, A2M, CD55, TLR7, NOTCH4, HLA-G, MAPT

22

Response to stress

CFH, OAS1, BRF2, TYK2, F3, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, IFITM3, MX1, IFNAR2, CXCR6, A2M, CD55, TLR7, HLA-G, MAPT

22

Response to external stimulus

CFH, CYP24A1, OAS1, TYK2, ITGA4, F3, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, IFITM3, MX1, IFNAR2, CXCR6, A2M, CD55, TLR7, HLA-G

21

Immune response

CFH, OAS1, TYK2, ITGA4, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, IFITM3, MX1, IFNAR2, TNFRSF13C, GYG1, CXCR6, A2M, CD55, TLR7, HLA-G

21

Regulation of response to stimulus

CFH, OAS1, PLEKHA4, ITGA4, F3, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, IFNAR2, A2M, SCN5A, CD55, TLR7, NOTCH4, HLA-G, MAPT

18

Regulation of signaling

OAS1, PLEKHA4, F3, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, IFNAR2, TMEM65, GRM5, A2M, CD55, TLR7, NOTCH4, HLA-G, MAPT

18

Biological process involved in interspecies interaction between organisms

CFH, OAS1, TYK2, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, IFITM3, MX1, IFNAR2, A2M TMPRSS2, CD55, TLR7, HLA-G

18

Regulation of multicellular organismal process

OAS1, F3, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, ACE, TMEM65, A2M, KCNE1, SCN5A, CD55, TLR7, NOTCH4, HLA-G, MAPT

16

Regulation of immune system process

CFH, OAS1, ITGA4, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, IFNAR2, TNFRSF13C, A2M, CD55, TLR7, HLA-G

16

Response to biotic stimulus

CFH, OAS1, TYK2, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6, IFITM3, MX1, IFNAR2, A2M ,CD55, TLR7, HLA-G

16

Response to other organism

CFH, OAS1, TYK2, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6, IFITM3, MX1, IFNAR2, A2M, CD55, TLR7, HLA-G

16

Regulation of biological quality

OAS1, F3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, MX1, ACE, GRM5, CXCR6, A2M, KCNE1, SCN5A, CD55, MAPT

15

Regulation of localization

ITGA4, F3, AHNAK, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, ACE, LZTFL1, GRM5, KCNE1, SCN5A, MAPT

15

Regulation of molecular function

OAS1, ITGA4, F3, AHNAK, C3, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, ACE, GRM5, A2M, KCNE1, MAPT

12

Cellular localization

ITGA4, C3, APOE, MX1, GYG1, LZTFL1, A2M , KCNE1, SCN5A, CD55, CCHCR1, MAPT

11

Anatomical structure morphogenesis

PLEKHA4, ITGA4, F3, C3, APOE, IL6, FURIN, SCN5A, NOTCH4, HLA-G, MAPT

11

Macromolecule localization

ITGA4, C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6, FURIN, ACE, LZTFL1, KCNE1, CCHCR1, MAPT

10

Immune effector process

CFH, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, IL6, ACE, GYG1, A2M, CD55, HLA-G

10

System process

APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, ACE, SLC6A20, TMEM65, GRM5, KCNE1, SCN5A, MAPT

10

Cell population proliferation

ITGA4, F3, APOE, ACE2, IL6, ACE, TNFRSF13C, SCN5A, CD55, HLA-G

10

Cellular component biogenesis

OAS1, BRF2, APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, MX1, ACE, LZTFL1, HLA-G, MAPT

9

Regulation of developmental process

PLEKHA4, F3, C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6, NOTCH4, HLA-G, MAPT

8

Leukocyte activation

ITGA4, C3, IL6, TNFRSF13C, GYG1, CD55, HLA-G, MAPT

7

Biological adhesion

ITGA4, ACE2, IL6, TNFRSF13C, CD55, NOTCH4, HLA-G

7

Catabolic process

CYP24A1, C4BPA, APOE, IL6, FURIN, ACE, MAPT

7

Response to endogenous stimulus

ITGA4, APOE, IL6, FURIN, GRM5, KCNE1, MAPT

7

Anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis

ITGA4, F3, C3, IL6, FURIN, NOTCH4, HLA-G

6

Locomotion

ITGA4, F3, APOE, IL6, ACE, CXCR6

6

Activation of immune response

CFH, COLEC11, C4BPA, C3, A2M, CD55

6

Cell adhesion

ITGA4, IL6, TNFRSF13C, CD55, NOTCH4, HLA-G

6

Regulation of cell adhesion

ITGA4, IL6, TNFRSF13C, CD55, NOTCH4, HLA-G

6

Cell motility

ITGA4, F3, APOE, IL6, ACE, CXCR6

6

Localization of cell

ITGA4, F3, APOE, IL6, ACE, CXCR6

5

Immune system development

ITGA4, IL6, ACE, NOTCH4, HLA-G

5

Regulation of locomotion

ITGA4, F3, APOE, IL6, ACE

5

Regulation of cellular component biogenesis

APOE, ACE2, NR1H2, ACE, MAPT

4

Cell killing

CFH, C3, CD55, HLA-G

4

Behavior

APOE, ACE2, GRM5, MAPT

4

Maintenance of location

C3, APOE, NR1H2, IL6

3

Reproduction

GOLGA3, C3, ACE

3

Reproductive process

GOLGA3, C3, ACE

3

Growth

ITGA4, APOE, MAPT

3

Production of molecular mediator of immune response

IL6, CD55, HLA-G

3

Developmental process involved in reproduction

GOLGA3, C3, ACE

3

Cell growth

ITGA4, APOE, MAPT

3

Regulation of cell killing

CFH, CD55, HLA-G

3

Taxis

F3, IL6, CXCR6

3

Hormone metabolic process

ACE2, FURIN, ACE

3

Developmental growth

ITGA4, APOE, MAPT

3

Complement-dependent cytotoxicity

CFH, C3, CD55

3

Regulation of hemostasis

F3, APOE, A2M

2

Multi-organism process

GOLGA3, ACE

2

Locomotory behavior

APOE, GRM5

2

Response to abiotic stimulus

TLR7, MAPT

2

Antigen processing and presentation

ACE, HLA-G

2

Sexual reproduction

GOLGA3, ACE

2

Multicellular organism reproduction

GOLGA3, ACE

2

Regulation of growth

APOE, MAPT

2

Multi-organism reproductive process

GOLGA3, ACE

2

Multicellular organismal reproductive process

GOLGA3, ACE

2

Leukocyte migration

ITGA4, IL6

2

Protein activation cascade

F3, A2M

2

Regulation of plasma lipoprotein particle levels

APOE, NR1H2