SARS-CoV-2 disables key components of human cells' defence system
October 26, 2020  12:37
Viral proteins encoded by SARS-CoV-2 disrupt critical components of human cells molecular machinery and disable responses to infection, according to a study published October 8 in Cell. 

Researchers in the US describe how specific viral proteins bind to human RNAs involved in RNA splicing, protein translation, and protein trafficking, and in doing so suppress the host cells coordination of a key antiviral defense known as the type I interferon response.

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