SARS-CoV-2 mimics a host protein to bypass defences

Lisa Thomann () and Volker Thiel ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 610, issue 7931, 262-263

Abstract: It emerges that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved to mimic one of the histone proteins that package DNA in the cell nucleus. This mimicry leads to disrupted gene transcription and a diminished antiviral response.

Keywords: Epigenetics; SARS-CoV-2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-02930-2

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