Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain
the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in
Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles
and JavaScript.
SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein (2-E) attacks host cells offensively via forming a type of cation channels on biological membranes. The newly identified channel blocker BE-33 exhibits excellent anti-viral activity in mice infection model. 2-E channel is a promising drug target against SARS-CoV-2.See page 847-860 by Bingqing Xia et al. for details.