SARS-CoV-2 Nsp6-Omicron causes less damage to the Drosophila heart and mouse cardiomyocytes than ancestral Nsp6 | Communications Biology
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Research suggests that a specific component of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Nsp6, can cause damage to the hearts of fruit flies and mouse cardiomyocytes. The omicron variant of Nsp6 appears to cause less damage than the ancestral version. The mechanism of this damage may involve increased glycolysis through the MGA/MAX complex.