Deep dive into key COVID-19 protein is a step toward new drugs, vaccines
E-Mail IMAGE: The nucleocapsid phosphoprotein (blue) of SARS-CoV-2 (N) (grey) plays critical roles in multiple processes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection cycle, including replication and transcription, and packaging and protecting the genomic RNA... view more Credit: OSU College of Science CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have taken a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19 with a deep dive into one protein's interactions with SARS-CoV-2 genetic material. The virus' nucleocapsid protein, or N protein, is a prime targ...
Source: eurekalert.org
