SARS-CoV-2 protein Nsp1 alters actomyosin cytoskeleton and phenocopies arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy-related PKP2 mutant
Cristina Márquez-López, Marta Roche-Molina, Nieves García-Quintáns, Silvia Sacristán, David Siniscalco, Andrés González-Guerra, Emilio Camafeita, Mariya Lytvyn, María I. Guillen, David Sanz‐Rosa, Daniel Martín-Pérez, Cristina Sánchez‐Ramos, Ricardo Alexandrino Garcia, Juan Antonio Bernal
The paper shows that SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 protein mimics the effects of a PKP2 mutant by altering actomyosin cytoskeleton organization, suggesting a potential link between viral infection and ACM-like disease.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2020 · PreprintMolecular Biology