Viral afterlife: SARS-CoV-2 as a reservoir of immunomimetic peptides that reassemble into proinflammatory supramolecular complexes | PNAS
SARS-CoV-2 peptide fragments can reassemble with dsRNA into proinflammatory complexes, amplifying immune responses.
These complexes trigger cytokine secretion in various cell types, mimicking severe COVID-19 inflammation.