Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.31.230243v1?rss=1 Authors: Wang, Y., Huang, J., Sun, Y., He, J., Li, W., Liu, Z., Taylor, E. W., Rayman, M. P., Wan, X., Zhang, J. Abstract: A significant, positive association between selenium status and COVID-19 prognosis has recently been identified. The present study investigated the influence of SARS-CoV-2 on host selenoproteins which mediate many beneficial actions of selenium. We found that SARS-CoV-2 suppressed mRNA expression of selenoproteins associated with ferroptosis (GPX4), ER stress (SELENOF, SELENOK, SELENOM and SELENOS) and DNA synthesis (TXNRD3) in Vero cells, providing a deeper insight into the connection between selenium and SARS-CoV-2. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info