Human coronaviruses disassemble processing bodies
M. Kleer, R. P. Mulloy, C.-A. Robinson, D. Evseev, M. P. Bui-Marinos, E. L. Castle, A. Banerjee, S. Mubareka, K. Mossman, J. A. Corcoran
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses induce processing body disassembly, with SARS-CoV-2's N protein uniquely causing this effect, leading to increased proinflammatory cytokine production.
bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2020Microbiology