Study in Belgium 13 April
UCLouvain – Université catholique de Louvain 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬
One protein in particular has been identified: integrin-beta1, which, via the installation of a sort of lock, makes it possible to initiate or block the entry of viruses. What is the interest of this discovery? It could make it possible to develop treatments against viruses such as the coronavirus. And, further on, to tackle the fight against cancer.
This discovery is published in Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22380-0
👉 https://uclouvain.be/fr/decouvrir/presse/actualites/identification-d-un-nouveau-suspect-responsable-de-l-action-des-virus.html
