Induced copy-back RNA synthesis as a novel therapeutic mechanism against RNA viruses
R. Janissen, A. Woodman, K.-M. Lee, I. Moustafa, F. Fitzgerald, P.-N. Huang, L. Kuijpers, A. L. Perkins, D. A. Harki, J. J. Arnold, B. Solano, S.-R. Shih, C. E. Cameron, N. H. Dekker
This study shows that a ribonucleotide analogue induces copy-back RNA synthesis, a new mechanism to combat RNA viruses by promoting defective viral genomes.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology