Non-permissive SARS-CoV-2 infection in human neurospheres

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    Table 1: Rigor

    Institutional Review Board Statementnot detected.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    BlindingPlaque numbers were scored in at least 3 replicates per dilution by independent readers blinded to the experimental group and the virus titers were determined by plaque-forming units (PFU) per milliliter.
    Power Analysisnot detected.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.
    Cell Line Authenticationnot detected.

    Table 2: Resources

    Antibodies
    SentencesResources
    The primary antibody was incubated overnight at 4°C [anti-double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) monoclonal antibody (1:200, Scicons)].
    anti-double-stranded RNA ( dsRNA )
    suggested: None
    Then, cells were incubated with primary antibody anti-dsRNA (1:200) overnight at 4°C.
    anti-dsRNA
    suggested: (Millipore Cat# MABE1134, RRID:AB_2819101)
    Day after, cells were incubated with the secondary antibody goat anti-mouse Alexa Fluor 488 (1:400) for 1h.
    anti-mouse
    suggested: None
    Then, membranes were incubated with peroxidase-conjugated antibody goat anti-Mouse IgG (H+L), HRP-conjugate (1:10,000, G21040 −Molecular Probes).
    anti-Mouse IgG
    suggested: (Thermo Fisher Scientific Cat# G-21040, RRID:AB_2536527)
    Experimental Models: Cell Lines
    SentencesResources
    Plaque forming unit assay: For virus titration, monolayers of Vero E6 cells (2 x 104 cell/well) in 96-well plates were infected with serial dilutions of supernatants containing SARS-CoV-2 for 1 hour at 37°C.
    Vero E6
    suggested: None
    , extract samples (40 μg/lane for NP and 15 μg/lane for Vero cells) were separated by electrophoresis on a 10% SDS polyacrylamide gel and transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membranes.
    Vero
    suggested: None
    Experimental Models: Organisms/Strains
    SentencesResources
    SARS-CoV-2 propagation: SARS-CoV-2 obtained from a nasopharyngeal swab from a confirmed case in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (
    SARS-CoV-2
    suggested: None
    Software and Algorithms
    SentencesResources
    Cell cultivation: Human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells were obtained from the Coriell Institute for Medical Research repository (GM23279A) or produced in house with CytoTune™-iPS 2.0 Sendai Reprogramming Kit (A16517-Invitrogen) from skin fibroblasts [68] or urine epithelial cells [
    CytoTune™-iPS
    suggested: None
    Primers, probes, and cycling conditions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol were used to detect the SARS-CoV-2 (https://www.fda.gov).
    https://www.fda.gov
    suggested: (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, RRID:SCR_012945)
    Cytokine multiplex assay and LDH cytotoxicity assay: A multiplex biometric immunoassay containing fluorescent dyed microbeads was used to measure cytokines in the cell culture supernatant (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, USA).
    Bio-Rad Laboratories
    suggested: (Bio-Rad Laboratories, RRID:SCR_008426)
    Statistics were performed using GraphPad Prism software version 8.
    GraphPad Prism
    suggested: (GraphPad Prism, RRID:SCR_002798)
    SARS-CoV-2 strains sequence analyses: Nucleotide sequences from our strain (GenBank accession No. MT710714), from strains used in others works [20,37], and from SARS-CoV-2 reference genome (Wuhan-Hu-1, GenBank accession No. NC_045512.2) were retrieved from NCBI database and from Multiple Sequence Alignment (MSA).
    NCBI
    suggested: (NCBI, RRID:SCR_006472)
    Visualization of SARS-CoV-2 sequences was performed using ClustalW [75] implemented in MEGA X program-version 10.1.8 [76].
    ClustalW
    suggested: (ClustalW, RRID:SCR_017277)
    MEGA X
    suggested: None

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).


    Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.


    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.


    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.


    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No funding statement was detected.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

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