Virology October 11, 2020 by The Editors · Published October 11, 2020 · Last modified October 16, 2020 Virulence factor Nsp1 A major virulence factor of SARS-CoV is the non-structural protein 1 (Nsp1) which suppresses host gene expression by ribosome association (see our July 18 CR Top 10: Thoms M, Buschauer R, Ameismeier M, et...