Interaction between Coronavirus and host cytoskeleton: a review

ABSTRACT

Coronavirus is a positive-strand RNA virus with the largest genome among all RNA viruses and can affect a wide range of vertebrate in connection, as well as human. Host cell cytoskeletons have been reported to involved in the process of virus entry, intracellular replication transport, assembly and egress of coronavirus, although many detailed mechanisms are still unclear. This article provides a brief overview of the function of the most prominent coronavirus-induced or -hijacked cytoskeletal structures including actin, microtubu1es and intermediate filaments. This article will provide evidence for future research on the interaction between the coronavirus and the host cytoskeleton.