Susan Weiss returns to TWiV to discuss coronavirus entry into cells and the role of spike protein cleavage by proteases, why lab-escaped hypotheses for SARS-CoV-2 are unlikely, and modulation of innate immune responses during infection.
Guest: Susan Weiss.
Links for This Episode
- CoV pathogenesis in CNS (J Neuro Pharm).
- SARS-CoV-2 induces dsRNA-mediated innate responses (bioRxiv) 47:30.
- Screen of FDA-approved drugs (J Viral) 58:14.
- Letters read on TWiV 735 1:09:27.
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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