Researchers propose that the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA ‘sponge’ to deplete miRNA levels in ways that aid viral replication and stymie the host immune response.
Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic because it depletes specific host microRNAs?
Researchers propose that the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA ‘sponge’ to deplete miRNA levels in ways that aid viral replication and stymie the host immune response.