Influenza A defective viral genomes and non-infectious particles are in-creased by host PI3K inhibition via anti-cancer drug alpelisib
Ilechukwu Agu, Ivy R. José, Abhineet R. Ram…·Samuel L. Díaz‐Muñoz
This study shows that alpelisib, a PI3K inhibitor, increases defective viral genomes and particles in A/H3N2 but decreases total particles in A/H1N1, suggesting host metabolism influences viral defectiveness.