SARS-CoV-2 Mac1 is required for IFN antagonism and efficient virus replication in mice
Y. M. Alhammad, S. Parthasarathy, R. Ghimire…·A. Fehr
This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 Mac1 is essential for pathogenesis but not replication, as Mac1-deleted virus replicates normally but induces higher IFN responses and reduced disease in mice.