The ORF3a protein of SARS-CoV-2 induces apoptosis in cells

  • Cell Mol Immunol. 2020 Aug;17(8):881-883. doi: 10.1038/s41423-020-0485-9.
Yujie Ren  1  2  3 ,  Ting Shu  2  4  5 ,  Di Wu  2  4 ,  Jingfang Mu  2  4 ,  Chong Wang  1  2  3 ,  Muhan Huang  2  4 ,  Yang Han  2  4  5 ,  Xue-Yi Zhang  2  6 ,  Wei Zhou  1 ,  Yang Qiu  7  8  9  10 ,  Xi Zhou  11  12  13  14  15  16
Affiliations
  • 1. Center for Precision Translational Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology & Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China.
  • 3. Center for Precision Translational Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology & Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China.
  • 4. Joint Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Health, Wuhan Institute of Virology & Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, CAS, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, China.
  • 5. Center for Translational Medicine, Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, China.
  • 6. State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China.
  • 7. State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China. [email protected].
  • 8. Joint Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Health, Wuhan Institute of Virology & Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, CAS, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, China. [email protected].
  • 9. Center for Translational Medicine, Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, China. [email protected].
  • 10. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. [email protected].
  • 11. State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China. [email protected].
  • 12. Center for Precision Translational Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology & Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China. [email protected].
  • 13. Joint Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Health, Wuhan Institute of Virology & Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, CAS, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, China. [email protected].
  • 14. Center for Translational Medicine, Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, China. [email protected].
  • 15. State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China. [email protected].
  • 16. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. [email protected].
PMID: 32555321 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-020-0485-9
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