Viral mimicry of interleukin-17A by SARS-CoV-2 ORF8

X Wu, T Xia, WJ Shin, KM Yu, W Jung, A Herrmann… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection triggers cytokine-
mediated inflammation, leading to a myriad of clinical presentations in COVID-19. The SARS …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 ORF8: a rapidly evolving immune and viral modulator in COVID-19

A Arduini, F Laprise, C Liang - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in upwards of 6.8 million deaths over the past three
years, and the frequent emergence of variants continues to strain global health. Although …

[HTML][HTML] ORF8 contributes to cytokine storm during SARS-CoV-2 infection by activating IL-17 pathway

X Lin, B Fu, S Yin, Z Li, H Liu, H Zhang, N Xing, Y Wang… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Recently, COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has brought great
challenges to the world. More and more studies have shown that patients with severe …

[HTML][HTML] Robust virus-specific adaptive immunity in COVID-19 patients with SARS-CoV-2 Δ382 variant infection

SW Fong, NKW Yeo, YH Chan, YS Goh… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern
(VOCs) that have become dominant as the pandemic progresses bear the ORF8 mutation …

SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 is a viral cytokine regulating immune responses

M Kohyama, T Suzuki, W Nakai, C Ono… - International …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Many patients with severe COVID-19 suffer from pneumonia and the elucidation of the
mechanisms underlying the development of this severe condition is important. The in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 ORF8: One protein, seemingly one structure, and many functions

S Vinjamuri, L Li, M Bouvier - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The genome of SARS-
CoV-2 encodes nine accessory proteins that are involved in host-pathogen interaction …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of NF-κB and induction of proinflammatory cytokine expressions mediated by ORF7a protein of SARS-CoV-2

CM Su, L Wang, D Yoo - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent for
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that emerged in human populations recently …

SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 accessory protein is a virulence factor

M Bello-Perez, J Hurtado-Tamayo, AZ Mykytyn… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) encodes six accessory
proteins (3a, 6, 7a, 7b, 8, and 9b) for which limited information is available on their role in …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein ORF7b mediates tumor necrosis factor-α-induced apoptosis in cells

R Yang, Q Zhao, J Rao, F Zeng, S Yuan, M Ji… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The accessory proteins of coronaviruses are essential for virus–host interactions and the
modulation of host immune responses. It has been reported that accessory protein ORF3a …

[HTML][HTML] Structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein: pathogenic and therapeutic implications

A Valcarcel, A Bensussen, ER Álvarez-Buylla… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Current therapeutic strategies and vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are mainly focused on the
Spike protein despite there are other viral proteins with important roles in COVID-19 …