Thiopurines inhibit coronavirus Spike protein processing and incorporation into progeny virions
E. S. Pringle, B. A. Duguay, M. P. Bui-Marinos, R. P. Mulloy, S. L. Landreth, K. S. Desireddy, S. M. Dolliver, S. Ying, T. Caddell, P. D. Slaine, S. L. Bearne, D. Falzarano, J. Corcoran, D. A. Khaperskyy, C. McCormick
This paper shows that thiopurines inhibit coronavirus replication by disrupting Spike protein processing and incorporation into virions.
bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2022Microbiology