Nacre‐Inspired Mechanically Robust Films for Osmotic Energy Conversion

J Rao, Z Lv, X Yan, J Pan, G Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
MXene, a new class of 2D layered materials, is considered a candidate for the reverse
electrodialysis (RED) film because the laminated MXene nanochannels with charged …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: Why, how, and what's next?

Y Chen, Q Liu, L Zhou, Y Zhou, H Yan, K Lan - Cell Insight, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant poses a striking threat to human
society. More than 30 mutations in the Spike protein of the Omicron variant severely …

Borneol ester derivatives as entry inhibitors of a wide spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 viruses

OI Yarovaya, DN Shcherbakov, SS Borisevich… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present work we studied the antiviral activity of the home library of monoterpenoid
derivatives using the pseudoviral systems of our development, which have glycoproteins of …

Key mutations in the spike protein of SARS‐CoV‐2 affecting neutralization resistance and viral internalization

Q Wang, SB Ye, ZJ Zhou, AL Song… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To control the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic, a variety of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) vaccines have been developed. However, the rapid mutations …

Hopfion-driven magnonic Hall effect and magnonic focusing

C Saji, RE Troncoso, VL Carvalho-Santos, D Altbir… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Hopfions are localized and topologically nontrivial magnetic configurations that have
received considerable attention in recent years. In this Letter, we use a micromagnetic …

Balancing functional tradeoffs between protein stability and ACE2 binding in the SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA. 2, BA. 2.75 and XBB lineages: dynamics-based network …

G Verkhivker, M Alshahrani, G Gupta - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Evolutionary and functional studies suggested that the emergence of the Omicron variants
can be determined by multiple fitness trade-offs including the immune escape, binding …

Safety and immunogenicity of the protein-based PHH-1V compared to BNT162b2 as a heterologous SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccine in adults vaccinated against COVID …

J Corominas, C Garriga, A Prenafeta… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background A SARS-CoV-2 protein-based heterodimer vaccine, PHH-1V, has
been shown to be safe and well-tolerated in healthy young adults in a first-in-human, Phase …

Structural plasticity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 spike variants

D Ghimire, Y Han, M Lu - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The global pandemic of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has significantly affected every human life and overloaded the …

Markov State Models and Perturbation-Based Approaches Reveal Distinct Dynamic Signatures and Hidden Allosteric Pockets in the Emerging SARS-Cov-2 Spike …

S Xiao, M Alshahrani, G Gupta, P Tao… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The new generation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants displayed a significant growth
advantage and increased viral fitness by acquiring convergent mutations, suggesting that …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism and evolution of human ACE2 binding by SARS-CoV-2 spike

AG Wrobel - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 mediates viral entry into host cells by facilitating virus
attachment and membrane fusion. ACE2 is the main receptor of SARS-CoV-2 and its …