A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies interactors of the autophagy pathway as conserved coronavirus targets
A. Kratzel, J. N. Kelly, Y. Brueggemann, J. Portmann, P. V'kovski, D. Todt, N. Ebert, E. Steinmann, R. Dijkman, G. Zimmer, S. Pfaender, V. Thiel
This study identifies autophagy-related host factors as conserved targets for coronavirus replication using CRISPR screens and shows that immunophilin inhibitors can block viral replication.
bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2021Microbiology