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SARS-CoV-2 protein blocks an essential step in host gene expression, new discovery finds – Vanderbilt University News
Vanderbilt biochemist Yi Ren is part of a team that has identified a new behavior of a SARS-CoV-2 protein and discovered that interfering with its function can…
Vanderbilt biochemist Yi Ren is part of a team that has identified a new behavior of a SARS-CoV-2 protein and discovered that interfering with its function can block virus replication in host cells. This opens up the potential for new therapeutic targets for COVID-19.
Yi Ren (Vanderbilt University)
The article, Nsp1 Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Disrupts the mRNA Export Machinery to Inhibit Host Gene Expression, was published in the journal Science Advances on Feb. 5.
A 2019 study conducted by Ren showed…
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