Host cell proteases: critical determinants of coronavirus tropism and pathogenesis

JK Millet, GR Whittaker - Virus research, 2015 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are a large group of enveloped, single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses
that infect a wide range of avian and mammalian species, including humans. The …

[HTML][HTML] Bat-to-human: spike features determining 'host jump'of coronaviruses SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and beyond

G Lu, Q Wang, GF Gao - Trends in microbiology, 2015 - cell.com
Both severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are zoonotic pathogens that crossed the …

Protease inhibitors targeting coronavirus and filovirus entry

Y Zhou, P Vedantham, K Lu, J Agudelo, R Carrion Jr… - Antiviral research, 2015 - Elsevier
In order to gain entry into cells, diverse viruses, including Ebola virus, SARS-coronavirus
and the emerging MERS-coronavirus, depend on activation of their envelope glycoproteins …

Ebola Virus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Display Late Cell Entry Kinetics: Evidence that Transport to NPC1+ Endolysosomes Is a Rate …

RM Mingo, JA Simmons, CJ Shoemaker… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ebola virus (EBOV) causes hemorrhagic fevers with high mortality rates. During cellular
entry, the virus is internalized by macropinocytosis and trafficked through endosomes until …

Respiratory protease/antiprotease balance determines susceptibility to viral infection and can be modified by nutritional antioxidants

M Meyer, I Jaspers - American Journal of Physiology-Lung …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
The respiratory epithelium functions as a central orchestrator to initiate and organize
responses to inhaled stimuli. Proteases and antiproteases are secreted from the respiratory …

[PDF][PDF] Transmembrane serine protease TMPRSS2 activates hepatitis C virus infection

M Esumi, M Ishibashi, H Yamaguchi, S Nakajima… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The human liver reacts to hepatitis C virus (HCV) with a balanced response consisting of
host anti‐and proviral activities. To explore these subtle host responses, we used …

[PDF][PDF] UNDERSTANDING THE VIRAL-HOST INTERACTIONS OF NEWLY EMERGED AND HIGHLY PATHOGENIC HUMAN CORONAVIRUSES

NGOI WING - 2015 - core.ac.uk
UNDERSTANDING THE VIRAL-HOST INTERACTIONS OF NEWLY EMERGED AND
HIGHLY PATHOGENIC HUMAN CORONAVIRUSES NG OI WING (B.Sc.(Hons.), N Page 1 …

The protease/antiprotease balance determines influenza susceptibility and can be modified by oxidants and antioxidants

M Meyer - 2015 - cdr.lib.unc.edu
The respiratory epithelium functions as a central orchestrator to initiate and organize
responses to inhaled stimuli. Proteases and antiproteases are secreted from the respiratory …