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SARS-CoV-2 PLpro Hijacks a Conserved Stress Signaling Network to Drive Organ-Specific Loss of Epithelial Homeostasis
Quazi Taushif Ahmad, Shweta S. Banerjee, Isha Anerao…·Pradip Sinha
This paper identifies SARS-CoV-2 PLpro as a driver of epithelial stress and tissue damage across species by activating metabolic and inflammatory pathways in Drosophila and mammalian models.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.24.713966