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    SARS-CoV-2 ‘steals’ our proteins to protect itself from the immune system

    2024-11-11T10:39:00Z

    Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Innsbruck discovered that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks three important host proteins that dampen the activity of the complement system, a key component of early antiviral immunity. This significantly impairs viral clearance which may affect the course of ...