Mucosal immunity in COVID-19: a neglected but critical aspect of SARS-CoV-2 infection

MW Russell, Z Moldoveanu, PL Ogra… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The mucosal immune system is the largest component of the entire immune system, having
evolved to provide protection at the main sites of infectious threat: the mucosae. As SARS …

Point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostics powered by lateral flow assay

Y Zhou, Y Wu, L Ding, X Huang, Y Xiong - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since its first discovery in December 2019, the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been posing a serious threat …

Gut-educated IgA plasma cells defend the meningeal venous sinuses

Z Fitzpatrick, G Frazer, A Ferro, S Clare, N Bouladoux… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The central nervous system has historically been viewed as an immune-privileged site, but
recent data have shown that the meninges—the membranes that surround the brain and …

COVID-19 antibodies on trial

L DeFrancesco - Nature biotechnology, 2020 - nature.com
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TRIM21/Ro52-roles in innate immunity and autoimmune disease

EL Jones, SM Laidlaw, LB Dustin - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
TRIM21 (Ro52/SSA1) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase with key roles in immune host defence, signal
transduction, and possibly cell cycle regulation. It is also an autoantibody target in Sjögren's …

TRIM21—from intracellular immunity to therapy

S Foss, M Bottermann, A Jonsson, I Sandlie… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Tripartite motif containing-21 (TRIM21) is a cytosolic ubiquitin ligase and antibody receptor
that provides a last line of defense against invading viruses. It does so by acting as a sensor …

Current advances in paper-based biosensor technologies for rapid COVID-19 diagnosis

S Kim, JH Lee - Biochip journal, 2022 - Springer
The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant economic
and social impacts on billions of people worldwide since severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Intracellular neutralisation of rotavirus by VP6-specific IgG

SL Caddy, M Vaysburd, M Wing, S Foss… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Rotavirus is a major cause of gastroenteritis in children, with infection typically inducing high
levels of protective antibodies. Antibodies targeting the middle capsid protein VP6 are …

Intranasal administration of RBD nanoparticles confers induction of mucosal and systemic immunity against SARS-CoV-2

T Jearanaiwitayakul, M Seesen, R Chawengkirttikul… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mucosal immunity plays a significant role in host defense against viruses in the respiratory
tract. Because the upper respiratory airway is a primary site of SARS-CoV-2 entry …

The TRIMendous role of TRIMs in virus–host interactions

S Van Tol, A Hage, MI Giraldo, P Bharaj, R Rajsbaum - Vaccines, 2017 - mdpi.com
The innate antiviral response is integral in protecting the host against virus infection. Many
proteins regulate these signaling pathways including ubiquitin enzymes. The ubiquitin …