she/her Molecular virologist and Associate professor at the University of Calgary, Canada.https://bsky.app/profile/corcoranlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/corcoranlab.bsky.social/post/3mihvzxye622ahttps://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.300364602 Apr 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:jblvgoevxt3slfmzo4dfev3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihvzxye622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/corcoranlab.bsky.social/post/3lj4xlc5q7m2aOur newest work reveals that SARS-CoV-2 evolved to produce a truncated version of its N protein to antagonize antiviral responses. This 'mini' N, called N*M210, sequesters dsRNA, blocks interferon activation, defeats RNaseL & disassembles stress granules and p-bodies. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.15.638421v127 Feb 2025 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:jblvgoevxt3slfmzo4dfev3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4xlc5q7m2a