Envelope Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Inhibits Viral Protein Synthesis and Infectivity of HIV-1

Bruh…

This paper just blew my mind in more ways than one.

The findings are two fold. Authors tested the Envelope Protein (from here on, E Protein) from different SARS viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, and see how it affected the infectivity of HIV-1. Both SARS-CoV-1 and 2 impacted the infectivity by a lot, up to 100 fold in reduction. As the abstract itself …