Order and disorder control the functional rearrangement of influenza hemagglutinin

X Lin, NR Eddy, JK Noel, PC Whitford… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Influenza hemagglutinin (HA), a homotrimeric glycoprotein crucial for membrane fusion,
undergoes a large-scale structural rearrangement during viral invasion. X-ray …

Is it possible to develop a “universal” influenza virus vaccine? Immunogenetic considerations underlying B-cell biology in the development of a pan-subtype influenza …

SF Andrews, BS Graham… - Cold Spring …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Current influenza vaccines preferentially generate B-cell responses to the variable
hemagglutinin (HA) head. Focusing vaccine-induced antibody responses on epitopes in the …

Cell-free expression of a therapeutic protein serratiopeptidase

Y Meng, M Yang, W Liu, J Li - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Serratiopeptidase is a clinical therapeutic protein for the treatment of human diseases such
as arthritis, bronchitis, and thrombosis. Yet production of this protein in a heterologous host …

Cell‐free protein synthesis enables one‐pot cascade biotransformation in an aqueous‐organic biphasic system

WQ Liu, C Wu, MC Jewett, J Li - Biotechnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biocatalytic cascade reactions have become increasingly important and useful for chemical
synthesis. However, biocatalysts are often incompatible with organic solvents, which …

Development of molecular clamp stabilized hemagglutinin vaccines for Influenza A viruses

CLD McMillan, STM Cheung, N Modhiran, J Barnes… - npj Vaccines, 2021 - nature.com
Influenza viruses cause a significant number of infections and deaths annually. In addition to
seasonal infections, the risk of an influenza virus pandemic emerging is extremely high …

Design and structure of an engineered disulfide-stabilized influenza virus hemagglutinin trimer

PS Lee, X Zhu, W Yu, IA Wilson - Journal of virology, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
We engineered a disulfide-stabilized influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) trimer, termed HA3-
SS, by introducing cysteine residues into the HA stem to covalently bridge the three …

Targeting viral surface proteins through structure-based design

YB Narkhede, KJ Gonzalez, EM Strauch - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of novel viral infections of zoonotic origin and mutations of existing human
pathogenic viruses represent a serious concern for public health. It warrants the …

Structural and biophysical characterizations of HIV-1 matrix trimer binding to lipid nanodiscs shed light on virus assembly

RE Murphy, AB Samal, J Vlach, V Mas… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
During the late phase of the HIV-1 replication cycle, the viral Gag polyproteins are targeted
to the plasma membrane for assembly. The Gag-membrane interaction is mediated by …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of broad-spectrum neutralizing antibodies against influenza A virus and evaluation of their prophylactic efficacy in mice

S Son, SB Ahn, G Kim, Y Jang, C Ko, M Kim, SJ Kim - Antiviral Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Influenza A virus continuously infects humans and the antigenic shifts of this respiratory virus
enable it to cross the species barrier, threatening public health with the risk of pandemics …

Rapid Generation of Therapeutic Nanoparticles Using Cell‐Free Expression Systems

JA Peruzzi, TQ Vu, TF Gunnels, NP Kamat - Small Methods, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The surface modification of membrane‐based nanoparticles, such as liposomes,
polymersomes, and lipid nanoparticles, with targeting molecules, such as binding proteins …