MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
SARS-CoV-2 viroporin triggers the NLRP3 inflammatory pathway
H. Xu, S. A. Chitre, I. A. Akinyemi…·S. Bhaduri-McIntosh
This paper identifies ORF3a as a SARS-CoV-2 viroporin that activates the NLRP3 inflammasome by causing potassium efflux, leading to IL-1β expression and inflammation.
DOI 10.1101/2020.10.27.357731