SARS-CoV-2 diverges from other betacoronaviruses in only partially activating the IRE1α/XBP1 ER stress pathway in human lung-derived cells
L. C. Nguyen, D. M. Renner, D. Silva, D. Yang, N. Parenti, K. M. Medina, V. Nicolaescu, H. Gula, N. Drayman, A. Valdespino, A. Mohamed, C. Dann, K. Wannemo, L. Robinson-Mailman, A. Gonzalez, , S. R. Weiss
This study compares how SARS-CoV-2 and other betacoronaviruses activate the IRE1α/XBP1 ER stress pathway in human lung cells, finding that SARS-CoV-2 only partially activates it, potentially evading host immune detection.
bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology