Ubiquitin Ligase ITCH Regulates Life Cycle of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Qiwang Xiang, Camille Wouters, Peixi Chang, Yuning Lu, Mingming Liu, Haocheng Wang, Haley Heine, Sunning Qian, Junqin Yang, Andrew S Pekosz, Yan‐Jin Zhang, Jiou Wang
This study identifies ITCH as a key regulator of SARS-CoV-2 life cycle, showing it enhances virion assembly and secretion while suppressing spike protein cleavage, and demonstrates that ITCH inhibition reduces viral replication.
eLife · May 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology