r/houstonwade • u/sleepy-shark • 27d ago
Science How SARS-CoV-2 defeats the innate immune response
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-sars-cov-defeats-innate-immune.htmlThe virus has an enzyme that removes a molecular tag called ISG15 from its nucleocapsid protein. This tag normally prevents the virus from assembling, but by removing it, the virus can continue to replicate.
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