SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a potently inhibits the antiviral effect of the host factor SERINC5

SERINC5, is a cellular multipass transmembrane protein involved in sphingolipid and phosphatydilserine biogenesis and a known retroviral restriction factor. Here, Timilsina et al. show that SERINC5 is a host restriction factor for SARS-CoV-2 that prevents viral fusion during entry. Further they show...

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Main Authors: Uddhav Timilsina, Supawadee Umthong, Emily B. Ivey, Brandon Waxman, Spyridon Stavrou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30609-9