Fortifying immunity: PLSCR1 picks battle against SARS-CoV-2

Cell Host Microbe. 2023 Sep 13;31(9):1417-1419. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.08.014.ABSTRACTInterferons (IFNs) and interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) are the major players in the host innate immunity against viral infection. In a recent Nature paper, Xu et al. identified phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) as a novel ISG that restricts severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by blocking virus-cell fusion.PMID:37708846 | DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2023.08.014
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