The interface between coronaviruses and host cell <scp>RNA</scp> biology: Novel potential insights for future therapeutic intervention

Coronaviruses, including SARS‐Cov‐2, are RNA‐based pathogens that interface with a large variety of RNA‐related cellular processes during infection. These processes include capping, polyadenylation, localization, RNA stability, translation, and regulation by RNA binding proteins or noncoding RNA effectors. The goal of this article is to provide an in‐depth perspective on the current state of knowledge of how various coronaviruses interact with, usurp, and/or avoid aspects of these cellular RNA biology machineries. A thorough understanding of how coronaviruses interact with RNA‐related posttranscriptional processes in the cell should allow for new insights into aspects of viral pathogenesis as well as identify new potential avenues for the development of anti‐coronaviral therapeutics. This article is categorized under:RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease
Coronavirus interplay with mechanisms associated with the RNA biology of the host cell play a key role in numerous aspects of virus replication and pathogenesis.