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These viruses often activate cellular endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress responses, benefiting from incompletely understood downstream effects. In this study, we investigated the role of the host ER stress response component, inositol-requiring enzyme 1 \u03b1 (IRE1\u03b1), in regulating lipid metabolism during human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) infection. We found IRE1\u03b1-dependent induction of lipogenesis-related genes, increased metabolic intermediates, and enhanced lipophilic membrane staining during infection. Inhibition of de novo fatty acid synthesis impaired HCoV-OC43 replication, while bypassing the first steps in de novo lipogenesis with supplementation of exogenous palmitate restored viral replication in the setting of IRE1\u03b1 inhibition. 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