SARS discovery.SARS discovery. Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch "UTMB" redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a component of the University of Texas System located in Galveston, Texas, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of downtown Houston. (UTMB) at Galveston have found what they call the "secret weapon" of SARS. According to a UTMB microbiology and immunology professor, SARS uses a nspl corona virus protein that "degrades the messenger RNA instructions sent from DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. to make interferon beta, which is crucial to host immunity." The only other virus known to interfere with messenger RNA is herpes simplex virus Herpes simplex virus A virus that can cause fever and blistering on the skin, mucous membranes, or genitalia. Mentioned in: Conjunctivitis herpes simplex virus , a highly prevalent sexually transmitted disease sexually transmitted disease (STD) or venereal disease, term for infections acquired mainly through sexual contact. Five diseases were traditionally known as venereal diseases: gonorrhea, syphilis, and the less common granuloma inguinale, . |
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