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 …

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] SARS-CoV-2 disrupts host epigenetic regulation via histone mimicry

J Kee, S Thudium, DM Renner, K Glastad, K Palozola… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged at the end of
2019 and caused the devastating global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Cellular APOBEC3A deaminase drives mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome

Y Nakata, H Ode, M Kubota, T Kasahara… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The number of genetic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome has been increasing primarily
due to continuous viral mutations. Here, we report that the human APOBEC3A (A3A) cytidine …

Enhanced inhibition of MHC-I expression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

M Moriyama, C Lucas, VS Monteiro… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs)
possess mutations that confer resistance to neutralizing antibodies within the Spike protein …

Positive selection underlies repeated knockout of ORF8 in SARS-CoV-2 evolution

C Wagner, KE Kistler, GA Perchetti, N Baker… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Knockout of the ORF8 protein has repeatedly spread through the global viral population
during SARS-CoV-2 evolution. Here we use both regional and global pathogen sequencing …

Coronavirus accessory protein ORF3 biology and its contribution to viral behavior and pathogenesis

F Si, S Song, R Yu, Z Li, W Wei, C Wu - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Coronavirus porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is classified in the genus
Alphacoronavirus, family Coronaviridae that encodes the only accessory protein, ORF3 …

A neonatal mouse model characterizes transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants and reveals a role for ORF8

BA Rodriguez-Rodriguez, GO Ciabattoni… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Small animal models have been a challenge for the study of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, with
most investigators using golden hamsters or ferrets. Mice have the advantages of low cost …

Contribution to pathogenesis of accessory proteins of deadly human coronaviruses

J Hurtado-Tamayo, R Requena-Platek… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped and positive-stranded RNA viruses with a large
genome (∼ 30kb). CoVs include essential genes, such as the replicase and four genes …

Unconventional secretion of unglycosylated ORF8 is critical for the cytokine storm during SARS-CoV-2 infection

X Lin, B Fu, Y Xiong, N Xing, W Xue, D Guo… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 is a respiratory infectious disease caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Evidence on the pathogenesis of SARS …