Vanderbilt: SARS-CoV-2 Protein Blocks an Essential Step in Host Gene Expression, New Discovery Finds
February 18, 2021
February 18, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following 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 block virus replication in host cells. This opens up the potential for new therapeutic targets for COVID-19.
The article, "Nsp1 Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Disrupts the mRNA Export Machinery to Inhibit Host Gene Expression,& . . .
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.
The article, "Nsp1 Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Disrupts the mRNA Export Machinery to Inhibit Host Gene Expression,& . . .