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Entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into human tissues depends on the activity of a host gene that regulates production of a key viral receptor, according to a study publishing June 13th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Madison Strine and Craig Wilen of Yale University, US, and colleagues.

Entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into human tissues depends on the activity of a host gene that regulates production of a key viral receptor, according to a study publishing June 13th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Madison Strine and Craig Wilen of Yale University, US, and colleagues. The finding provides important new information on how the virus responsible for COVID-19 causes infection and may lead to new antiviral treatments.

Entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into human tissues depends on the activity of a host gene that regulates production of a key viral receptor, according to a study publishing June 13 in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Madison Strine and Craig Wilen of Yale University, U.S., and colleagues. The finding provides important new information on how the virus responsible for COVID-19 causes infection and may lead to new antiviral treatments.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have tried to understand and track SARS-CoV-2 without a proper parts list. Much of the research emphasis has...

By Jim Shelton January 28, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this Left to right; Nicholas Huston, Han Wan, Madison Strine, and Rafael Araujo Tavares working in Anna Marie Pyle’s lab. (Photo: Dan Renzetti) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have tried to understand and track SARS-CoV-2 without a proper parts list. Much of the research emphasis has been on proteins — such as the “spike” proteins that cover the ...