Coronavirus host-pathogen interactions are the molecular and cellular processes by which coronaviruses engage the cells of their hosts during infection. They include how the virus attaches to and enters host cells, typically through binding of the viral spike protein to a host-cell receptor, how it commandeers host …
Coronavirus host-pathogen interactions are the molecular and cellular processes by which coronaviruses engage the cells of their hosts during infection. They include how the virus attaches to and enters host cells, typically through binding of the viral spike protein to a host-cell receptor, how it commandeers host machinery to replicate, how it evades or manipulates immune defenses, and how the host responds through signaling pathways such as interferon and cytokine production. Understanding these interactions is essential to explaining how coronaviruses cause disease and to identifying points where infection might be interrupted. Research in this journal examines aspects of how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with host cells, including a study demonstrating that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein increases interferon production and balances cytokine gene expression. Work of this kind clarifies how a viral component triggers and shapes host immune responses at the molecular level. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to coronavirus host-pathogen interactions and the mechanisms underlying coronavirus infection.
5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 5 articles above have been cited 16 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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