DALLAS – Aug. 10, 2022 – A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, builds a structure called the RNA cap that’s critical for successful viral replication.
A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, builds a structure called the RNA cap that’s critical for successful viral replication. The finding, published in Nature, could lead to new strategies to attack COVID-19, which has sickened nearly 600 million and killed more than 6 million worldwide thus far.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator Vincent Tagliabracci and his team has delineated key steps by which SARS-CoV-2 disguises one end of its genome. Blocking this process could lead to new treatments of COVID-19.
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IMAGE: A new study suggests that Legionella (red) oscillates between the endoplasmic reticulum (green), and bubble- or tube-shaped structures (blue) to help create or sustain a structure that houses this bacterium. view more
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DALLAS - May 10, 2021 - Scientists at UT Southwestern have discovered a key protein that helps the bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease to set up house in the cells of humans and other hosts. The findings, published in
Science, could offer insights into how other bacteria are able to survive inside cells, knowledge that could lead to new treatments for a wide variety of infections.