TWiV reviews the emergence of remdesivir-resistant SARS-CoV-2 during treatment of a persistently infected immunocompromised patient, and how altered TMPRSS2 utilization by the Omicron variant influences infectivity and fusion.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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ASV 2022
Emergence of remdesivir resistance (Nature Comm)
How to stall a copy machine (TWiV 819)
Omicron altered TMPRSS2 usage (Nature)
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