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El SARS-CoV-2 utiliza una estrategia múltiple para impedir la síntesis de proteínas del huésped

Yaara Finkel¹, Avi Gluck¹, Aharon Nachshon¹

¹Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

|May 12, 2021

Resumen

El virus SARS-CoV-2 cierra la síntesis de proteínas del huésped degradando el ARNm celular y bloqueando la exportación de genes inmunes. Esto permite al virus secuestrar la maquinaria de la célula para su propia replicación y suprimir las defensas.

Área de la Ciencia:

Virología
Biología molecular
Inmunología

Sus antecedentes:

El SARS-CoV-2 causa COVID-19 y emplea mecanismos para reprimir la traducción del ARNm del huésped.
Las estrategias virales tienen como objetivo bloquear las respuestas inmunes innatas del huésped.
Se necesita una comprensión completa del impacto del SARS-CoV-2 en la expresión génica celular.

Objetivo del estudio:

Para definir exhaustivamente cómo el SARS-CoV-2 cierra la síntesis de proteínas celulares.
Para aclarar los mecanismos que el SARS-CoV-2 utiliza para obtener control sobre la maquinaria de traducción del huésped.
Comprender cómo el SARS-CoV-2 suprime la respuesta inmune innata del huésped.

Principales métodos:

Secuenciación de ARN
Perfiles de los ribosomas
Etiquetado metabólico del ARN recién sintetizado

Principales resultados:

La infección por SARS-CoV-2 reduce globalmente la traducción pero no traduce preferentemente las transcripciones virales.
La infección acelera la degradación de los ARNm celulares citosólicos, aumentando el conjunto de ARNm virales.
La traducción de las transcripciones inducidas, incluidos los genes inmunes innatos, se ve afectada debido a la inhibición de la exportación de ARNm nuclear.

Conclusiones:

El SARS-CoV-2 utiliza una estrategia multifacética para controlar el mecanismo de traducción del huésped.
El virus degrada los ARNm del huésped e inhibe la exportación nuclear de los ARNm celulares recién transcritos.
Estos mecanismos facilitan la toma de posesión viral y la supresión de las defensas del huésped durante el COVID-19.

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