[HTML][HTML] Functions and consequences of AID/APOBEC-mediated DNA and RNA deamination

R Pecori, S Di Giorgio, J Paulo Lorenzo… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The AID/APOBEC polynucleotide cytidine deaminases have historically been classified as
either DNA mutators or RNA editors based on their first identified nucleic acid substrate …

Next generation sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genomes: challenges, applications and opportunities

M Chiara, AM D'Erchia, C Gissi… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Various next generation sequencing (NGS) based strategies have been successfully used in
the recent past for tracing origins and understanding the evolution of infectious agents …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.617 by vaccine and convalescent serum

C Liu, HM Ginn, W Dejnirattisai, P Supasa, B Wang… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has undergone
progressive change, with variants conferring advantage rapidly becoming dominant …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations that attenuate monoclonal and serum antibody neutralization

Z Liu, LA VanBlargan, LM Bloyet, PW Rothlauf… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein are a goal of COVID-19
vaccines and have received emergency use authorization as therapeutics. However, viral …

Genomic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 in patients with coronavirus disease 2019

Z Shen, Y Xiao, L Kang, W Ma, L Shi… - Clinical infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background A novel coronavirus (CoV), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–CoV-2,
has infected> 75 000 individuals and spread to> 20 countries. It is still unclear how fast the …

Cancer‐associated fibroblast‐mediated cellular crosstalk supports hepatocellular carcinoma progression

M Song, J He, QZ Pan, J Yang, J Zhao, YJ Zhang… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key players in multicellular,
stromal‐dependent alterations leading to HCC pathogenesis. However, the intricate …

[HTML][HTML] Structures and functions of coronavirus replication–transcription complexes and their relevance for SARS-CoV-2 drug design

B Malone, N Urakova, EJ Snijder… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has killed millions of
people and continues to cause massive global upheaval. Coronaviruses are positive-strand …

The enzymatic activity of the nsp14 exoribonuclease is critical for replication of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

NS Ogando, JC Zevenhoven-Dobbe… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Coronaviruses (CoVs) stand out for their large RNA genome and complex RNA-synthesizing
machinery comprising 16 nonstructural proteins (nsps). The bifunctional nsp14 contains 3 …

Small-Molecule Antiviral β-d-N4-Hydroxycytidine Inhibits a Proofreading-Intact Coronavirus with a High Genetic Barrier to Resistance

ML Agostini, AJ Pruijssers, JD Chappell… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Coronaviruses (CoVs) have emerged from animal reservoirs to cause severe and lethal
disease in humans, but there are currently no FDA-approved antivirals to treat the infections …

[HTML][HTML] Viral quasispecies

E Domingo, C Perales - PLoS genetics, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Viral quasispecies refers to a population structure that consists of extremely large numbers
of variant genomes, termed mutant spectra, mutant swarms or mutant clouds. Fueled by high …