Furthermore, DYRK1A could play a broader role in virus-host cell interaction beyond the cell cycle effects, since it has been shown to influence the infection by pathogenic human coronaviruses, HIV and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) (Hamilton et al., 2018; Kisaka et al., 2020; Wei et al., 2021; Strine et al., 2023). The gene discussed is DYRK1A; the disease is infection.