SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 forms intracellular aggregates and inhibits IFNγ-induced antiviral gene expression in human lung epithelial cells

H Geng, S Subramanian, L Wu, HF Bu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes
COVID-19, a disease that involves significant lung tissue damage. How SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Impairment of antiviral immune response and disruption of cellular functions by SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a and ORF7b

T García-García, R Fernández-Rodríguez, N Redondo… - IScience, 2022 - cell.com
Summary SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the present COVID-19 pandemic, possesses
eleven accessory proteins encoded in its genome, and some have been implicated in …

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 …

SARS-CoV-2 ORF6 protein does not antagonize interferon signaling in respiratory epithelial Calu-3 cells during infection

M Li, K Ayyanathan, M Dittmar, J Miller, I Tapescu… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused millions of
deaths, posing a substantial threat to global public health. Viruses evolve different strategies …

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 …

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 proteins reveals Orf6 pathogenicity, subcellular localization, host interactions and attenuation by Selinexor

JG Lee, W Huang, H Lee, J van de Leemput, MA Kane… - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 causes COVID-19 which has a widely diverse disease
profile. The mechanisms underlying its pathogenicity remain unclear. We set out to identify …

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 …

Genome-wide characterization of SARS-CoV-2 cytopathogenic proteins in the search of antiviral targets

J Zhang, Q Li, RS Cruz Cosme, V Gerzanich, Q Tang… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Therapeutic inhibition of critical viral functions is important for curtailing coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). We sought to identify antiviral targets through the genome-wide …

In silico Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 ORF8-Binding Proteins Reveals the Involvement of ORF8 in Acquired-Immune and Innate-Immune Systems

H Takatsuka, M Fahmi, K Hamanishi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of a new type of coronavirus infection, COVID-19, which
has rapidly spread worldwide. The overall genome sequence homology between SARS …

Lost in deletion: The enigmatic ORF8 protein of SARS-CoV-2

L Zinzula - Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2021 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome contains nine
open reading frames (ORFs) that encode for accessory proteins which, although …