SARS-CoV-2 Portrayed Against HIV: Contrary Viral Strategies in Similar Disguise

SARS-CoV-2 and HIV are zoonotic viruses that rapidly reached pandemic scale causing global losses and fear. The COVID-19 and AIDS pandemics ignited massive efforts worldwide to develop antiviral strategies and characterize viral architectures, biological and immunological properties, and clinical outcomes. Although both viruses have a comparable appearance as enveloped viruses with positive-stranded RNA and envelope spikes mediating cellular entry, the entry process, downstream biological and immunological pathways, clinical outcomes, and disease courses are strikingly different. This review provides a systemic comparison of both viruses’ structural and functional characteristics delineating their distinct strategies for efficient spread..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Preprints.org - (2021) vom: 09. Apr. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2021

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Duerr, Ralf [VerfasserIn]
Crosse, Keaton M. [VerfasserIn]
Valero Jimenez, Ana Mayela [VerfasserIn]
Dittmann, Meike [VerfasserIn]

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500
Life Sciences

doi:

10.20944/preprints202104.0193.v2

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