RNA binding protein Musashi1 interacts with the viral genomic RNA and restricts SARS-CoV-2 infection by repressing translation
Sourav Ganguli, Divya Gupta, Rajashekar Varma Kadumuri, Dixit Tandel, Rajashree Ramaswamy, Aswathy G Krishnan, Deena T David, Soumya Bunk, Sreenivas Chavali, Krishnan Harinivas Harshan, Pavithra Lakshminarasimhan Chavali
This study shows Musashi1 interacts with SARS-CoV-2 RNA, represses viral translation, and reduces infection in intestinal cells.
Nucleic Acids Research · Mar 19, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology