SARS-CoV-2 Uses Nonstructural Protein 16 to Evade Restriction by IFIT1 and IFIT3
C. Schindewolf, K. Lokugamage, M. Vu, B. A. Johnson, D. Scharton, J. A. Plante, B. K. Kalveram, P. A. Crocquet-Valdes, S. L. Sotcheff, E. Jaworski, R. E. Alvarado, K. Debbink, M. D. Daugherty, S. Weaver, A. L. Routh, , V. D. Menachery
This paper shows that SARS-CoV-2's NSP16 protein helps evade immune detection by methylating viral mRNA, and disrupting this function reduces viral replication and disease in hamsters.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2022Microbiology