The evolution and biology of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A Telenti, EB Hodcroft… - Cold Spring …, 2022 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Our understanding of the still unfolding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic would have been extremely limited without the study of the …

Bat coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2 and infectious for human cells

S Temmam, K Vongphayloth, E Baquero, S Munier… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The animal reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 is unknown despite reports of SARS-CoV-2-related
viruses in Asian Rhinolophus bats,,–, including the closest virus from R. affinis, RaTG13 …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring the natural origins of SARS-CoV-2 in the light of recombination

S Lytras, J Hughes, D Martin… - Genome Biology and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The lack of an identifiable intermediate host species for the proximal animal ancestor of
SARS-CoV-2, and the large geographical distance between Wuhan and where the closest …

Proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2 spike at the S1/S2 boundary: potential role of proteases beyond furin

T Tang, JA Jaimes, MK Bidon, MR Straus… - ACS Infectious …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses its spike (S)
protein to mediate viral entry into host cells. Cleavage of the S protein at the S1/S2 and/or …

Insights in Coronavirus Entry Function and Their Applications in the Prevention of Infection

T Tang - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The outbreaks and recent pandemic caused by coronaviruses (CoVs), such as the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome …