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The differential effect of SARS-CoV-2 NSP1 on mRNA translation and stability reveals new insights linking ribosome recruitment, codon usage, and virus evolution
20 Mar 2025
Abstract excerpt
The nonstructural protein 1 (NSP1) of SARS-CoV-2 blocks the messenger RNA (mRNA) entry channel of the 40S ribosomal subunit, causing inhibition of translation initiation and subsequent degradation of host mRNAs. However, target mRNA specificity and how viral mRNAs escape NSP1-mediated degradation have not been clarified to date. Here we found that NSP1 acts as a translational switch capable of blocking or...
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