Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53
J. D. Lee, B. L. Menasche, M. Mavrikaki, M. M. Uyemura, S. M. Hong, N. Kozlova, J. Wei, M. M. Alfajaro, R. Filler, A. Muller, T. Saxena, R. R. Posey, P. Cheung, T. Muranen, J. Heng, , F. J. Slack
This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 variants differ in syncytia formation, which affects host chromatin accessibility, cellular senescence, and inflammation via TP53.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2023Microbiology