Abstract: A naturally occurring
ORF8 L84S variant that was highly associated with mild
COVID-19 showed reduced hIL-17RA binding and attenuated inflammatory responses.
Introduction: Interestingly, patients infected with a SARS-CoV-2 variant carrying the Delta382 deletion or the
L84S mutation of the open reading frame 8 (
ORF8) accessory protein experienced milder inflammatory responses and attenuated disease outcomes, suggesting a crucial role for
ORF8 in triggering
COVID-19 proinflammatory sequelae.
Introduction: We also demonstrated that the disruption of
ORF8 and hIL-17R interaction attenuated its proinflammatory responses and that a variant form of