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Yubai Zhou

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Host soluble inositol phosphate signaling promotes coronavirus replication

Igor Shats, Huanchen Wang, Yubai Zhou, Chunfang Gu, Adam J. Carr, Carlos M. Guardia, Stephen B. Shears, Robin Evans Stanley, Qisheng Zhang, Raymond D. Blind, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaoling Li

This study identifies the host soluble inositol phosphate pathway as critical for coronavirus replication and demonstrates a multi-target inhibitor that effectively suppresses viral replication in cells and mice.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology