Impact of SARS-CoV-2 ORF6 and its variant polymorphisms on host responses and viral pathogenesis

T Kehrer, A Cupic, C Ye, S Yildiz, M Bouhaddou… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) encodes several proteins
that inhibit host interferon responses. Among these, ORF6 antagonizes interferon signaling …

[HTML][HTML] The E484K mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reduces but does not abolish neutralizing activity of human convalescent and post-vaccination sera.

S Jangra, C Ye, R Rathnasinghe, D Stadlbauer… - MedRxiv, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
One year in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the first vaccines are
being rolled out under emergency use authorizations. It is of great concern that newly …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variants with NSP12 P323L/G671S mutations display enhanced virus replication in ferret upper airways and higher transmissibility

SM Kim, EH Kim, MAB Casel, YI Kim, R Sun, MJ Kwak… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
With the emergence of multiple predominant SARS-CoV-2 variants, it becomes important to
have a comprehensive assessment of their viral fitness and transmissibility. Here, we …

In SARS-CoV-2 delta variants, Spike-P681R and D950N promote membrane fusion, Spike-P681R enhances spike cleavage, but neither substitution affects …

Y Furusawa, M Kiso, S Iida, R Uraki, Y Hirata, M Imai… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The SARS-CoV-2 delta (B. 1.617. 2 lineage) variant was first
identified at the end of 2020 and possessed two unique amino acid substitutions in its spike …

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamic in vivo using reporter-expressing viruses

C Ye, K Chiem, JG Park, JA Silvas… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the
current COVID-19 pandemic, is one of the biggest threats to public health. However, the …

Generation and Characterization of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 expressing reporter genes

K Chiem, D Morales Vasquez, JG Park, RN Platt… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the
pathogen responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has devastated public …

Numb-associated kinases are required for SARS-CoV-2 infection and are cellular targets for antiviral strategies

M Karim, S Saul, L Ghita, MK Sahoo, C Ye, N Bhalla… - Antiviral Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to pose serious threats to …

Nanoscale cellular organization of viral RNA and proteins in SARS-CoV-2 replication organelles

L Andronov, M Han, Y Zhu, A Balaji, AR Roy… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 viral infection transforms host cells and produces special organelles in
many ways, and we focus on the replication organelles, the sites of replication of viral …

A rapid method for generating infectious SARS-CoV-2 and variants using mutagenesis and circular polymerase extension cloning

BK Kim, WS Choi, JH Jeong, S Oh, JH Park… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The appearance of SARS-CoV-2 variants in late 2020 raised alarming global public health
concerns. Despite continued scientific progress, the genetic profiles of these variants bring …

The accuracy of reverse genetics systems for SARS‐CoV‐2: Circular polymerase extension reaction versus bacterial artificial chromosome

Y Furusawa, S Yamayoshi… - Influenza and Other …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Reverse genetics systems to rescue viruses from modified DNA are useful tools
to investigate the molecular mechanisms of viruses. The COVID‐19 pandemic prompted the …