Comparative profiling of SARS-CoV-2 variant infections reveals diverse impacts on host cell RNA and RNA binding protein distribution and regulation
Grégoire De Bisschop, Tram N. Q. Pham, Nicolas Jacques-De Vries, Monford Paul Abishek Nelson Vimalanathan, Jonathan Boulais, Gabrielle Deschamps-Francoeur, Eunjeong Kwon, Éric A. Cohen, Éric Lécuyer
This study compares the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on host cell RNA and RNA binding protein distribution, finding Omicron causes less disruption and maintains higher expression of translation factors.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology