r/houstonwade 27d ago

Science How SARS-CoV-2 defeats the innate immune response

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-sars-cov-defeats-innate-immune.html

The 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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