Facilitated By

San Antonio Medical Foundation

UT Health SA COVID-19 Pilot Program: Role of the polybasic furin cleavage site sequence in SARS-CoV-2 biology and therapeutic implications

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

 

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Principal Investigator(s)
Ebrahimi, Diako
Collaborating Institutions
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Research Start Date
Status
Active

We aim to fully characterize mutational signatures of SARS-CoV-19 focusing on the furin cleavage site, determine the role of the GC-rich sequence and CpG sites within the furin cleavage site and develop neutralizing Abs to target the furin cleavage site.

Collaborative Project
Basic Research
Infectious Disease
Aging