Defensin driven viral evolution
K. Diaz, C. T. Hu, Y. Sul, B. A. Bromme, N. D. Myers, K. V. Skorohodova, A. P. Gounder, J. G. Smith
This study shows defensins drive viral evolution by selecting for mutations in adenovirus hexon, enhancing infection while neutralizing other viruses.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2020Microbiology