The variant gambit: COVID-19's next move

JA Plante, BM Mitchell, KS Plante, K Debbink… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
More than a year after its emergence, COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2,
continues to plague the world and dominate our daily lives. Even with the development of …

Phosphoregulation of phase separation by the SARS-CoV-2 N protein suggests a biophysical basis for its dual functions

CR Carlson, JB Asfaha, CM Ghent, CJ Howard… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
The nucleocapsid (N) protein of coronaviruses serves two major functions: compaction of the
RNA genome in the virion and regulation of viral gene transcription. It is not clear how the N …

Host protein kinases required for SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid phosphorylation and viral replication

TM Yaron, BE Heaton, TM Levy, JL Johnson… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Multiple coronaviruses have emerged independently in the past 20 years that cause lethal
human diseases. Although vaccine development targeting these viruses has been …

Melatonin: Regulation of viral phase separation and Epitranscriptomics in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

D Loh, RJ Reiter - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The relentless, protracted evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus imposes tremendous pressure
on herd immunity and demands versatile adaptations by the human host genome to counter …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein recognition by the human 14-3-3 proteins

KV Tugaeva, DEDP Hawkins, JLR Smith… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The coronavirus nucleocapsid protein (N) controls viral genome packaging and contains
numerous phosphorylation sites located within unstructured regions. Binding of …

Arginine methylation of SARS-Cov-2 nucleocapsid protein regulates RNA binding, its ability to suppress stress granule formation, and viral replication

T Cai, Z Yu, Z Wang, C Liang, S Richard - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
Viral proteins are known to be methylated by host protein arginine methyltransferases
(PRMTs) necessary for the viral life cycle, but it remains unknown whether severe acute …

[HTML][HTML] Assembly of SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleosomes by truncated N∗ variant of the nucleocapsid protein

AN Adly, M Bi, CR Carlson, AM Syed, A Ciling… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
The nucleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) compacts the RNA genome into viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) complexes within …

Reconstitution of the SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleosome provides insights into genomic RNA packaging and regulation by phosphorylation

CR Carlson, AN Adly, M Bi, CJ Howard, A Frost… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
The nucleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is
responsible for compaction of the∼ 30-kb RNA genome in the∼ 90-nm virion. Previous …

On a path toward a broad-spectrum anti-viral: inhibition of HIV-1 and coronavirus replication by SR kinase inhibitor harmine

S Dahal, K Clayton, T Cabral, R Cheng… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT RNA processing plays a key role in gene expression, allowing for increased
protein diversity and functional complexity. Consequently, modulating RNA processing can …

The FDA-approved drug Alectinib compromises SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid phosphorylation and inhibits viral infection in vitro

TM Yaron, BE Heaton, TM Levy, JL Johnson… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
While vaccines are vital for preventing COVID-19 infections, it is critical to develop new
therapies to treat patients who become infected. Pharmacological targeting of a host factor …