SARS-CoV-2 and innate immunity: the good, the bad, and the “goldilocks”

BL Sievers, MTK Cheng, K Csiba, B Meng… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
An ancient conflict between hosts and pathogens has driven the innate and adaptive arms of
immunity. Knowledge about this interplay can not only help us identify biological …

[HTML][HTML] Differences and similarities between innate immune evasion strategies of human coronaviruses

H Hoenigsperger, R Sivarajan, KMJ Sparrer - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Human coronaviruses use distinctand similar strategies to counteract innate
defenses.•Insights from SARS-CoV-2 will inspire research on endemic and epidemic …

SARS-CoV-2 nsp15 endoribonuclease antagonizes dsRNA-induced antiviral signaling

CJ Otter, N Bracci, NA Parenti, C Ye… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 has caused millions of
deaths since its emergence in 2019. Innate immune antagonism by lethal CoVs such as …

Viral interference between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and influenza A viruses

S Gilbert-Girard, J Piret, J Carbonneau… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Some respiratory viruses can cause a viral interference through the activation of the
interferon (IFN) pathway that reduces the replication of another virus. Epidemiological …

Interferon signaling in the nasal epithelium distinguishes among lethal and common cold coronaviruses and mediates viral clearance

CJ Otter, DM Renner, A Fausto… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
All respiratory viruses establish primary infections in the nasal epithelium, where efficient
innate immune induction may prevent dissemination to the lower airway and thus minimize …

Attenuated replication and damaging effects of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variants in an intestinal epithelial barrier model

M Volcic, R Nchioua, C Pastorio, F Zech… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many COVID‐19 patients suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms and impaired intestinal
barrier function is thought to play a key role in Long COVID. Despite its importance, the …

Upping the ante: enhanced expression of interferon-antagonizing ORF6 and ORF9b proteins by SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A Caobi, M Saeed - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2024 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 exhibits a remarkable capability to subvert the host antiviral innate immune
system. This adeptness is orchestrated by viral proteins, which initially attempt to obstruct the …

[HTML][HTML] Interferon signaling in the nasal epithelium distinguishes among lethal and common cold respiratory viruses and is critical for viral clearance

CJ Otter, DM Renner, A Fausto, LH Tan, NA Cohen… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
All respiratory viruses establish primary infections in the nasal epithelium, where efficient
innate immune induction may prevent dissemination to the lower airway and thus minimize …

Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Receptor-Binding Motif Linear Epitopes

MES Monteiro, GC Lechuga, P Napoleão-Pêgo… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
The worldwide spread of SARS-CoV-2 has led to a significant economic and social burden
on a global scale. Even though the pandemic has concluded, apprehension remains …

The Effective Inhibitory Concentration of Interferon-β Correlates with Infectivity and Replication Fitness of SARS-CoV-2 Variants

J Singh, A Anantharaj, P Kumar, R Pandey… - Journal of Interferon & …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
India saw a spike in COVID-19 cases in early 2023, and this wave of infection was attributed
to XBB sublineages of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. The impact of XBB wave was …