Can't smell the virus: SARS-CoV-2, chromatin organization, and anosmia

Matan Sorek, Eran Meshorer

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Abstract

Anosmia, or loss of smell, is strongly associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans, but the underlying mechanism remains obscure. In a recent Cell study, Zazhytska et al. (2022) report non-cell-autonomous disruption of long-range genomic interactions of olfactory receptor genes in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and these interactions remain disrupted long after virus clearance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1081-1082
Number of pages2
JournalDevelopmental Cell
Volume57
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 May 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Developmental Biology

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