Deep structural analysis of myriads of Omicron sub-variants revealed hotspot for vaccine escape immunity

V Gerardi, MA Rohaim, RFE Naggar, MO Atasoy… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of the Omicron variant has reinforced the importance of continued SARS-
CoV-2 evolution and its possible impact on vaccine effectiveness. Specifically, mutations in …

[HTML][HTML] A scalable and high yielding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain production process

V Riguero, J Delmar, A Dippel, P McTamney… - Protein Expression and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike
protein is of interest for the development of vaccines and therapeutics against COVID-19 …

Structural basis of the American mink ACE2 binding by Y453F trimeric spike glycoproteins of SARS‐CoV‐2

H Ahn, BM Calderon, X Fan, Y Gao… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) enters the host
cell by binding to angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). While evolutionarily conserved …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants from patient specimens in Nevada from October 2020 to August 2021

SH Payen, A Gorzalski, DD Siao, M Pandori… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In early 2020, the emergence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the human population quickly developed into a global pandemic. SARS …

Immune System Deficiencies Do Not Alter SARS-CoV-2 Evolutionary Rate but Favour the Emergence of Mutations by Extending Viral Persistence

L Manuto, M Bado, M Cola, E Vanzo, M Antonello… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, immunosuppressed patients showed prolonged SARS-
CoV-2 infections, with several studies reporting the accumulation of mutations in the viral …

Investigating the mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 proteins among European countries

M Abavisani, K Rahimian, R khayami, M Kodori… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new member of the
Coronaviridae family, triggering more than 190 million cases and more than two million …

Mutational insights among the structural proteins of SARS-CoV-2: frequencies and evolutionary trends in American countries

M Abavisani, K Rahimian, R Khayami… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a role in the mortality
of more than 6 million people worldwide. This virus owns the genome, which contains four …

SARS-CoV-2 Intra-host Evolution Is Not Favoured by Immune System Deficiencies

L Manuto, M Bado, M Cola, E Vanzo, M Antonello… - 2023 - preprints.org
During the COVID-19 pandemic, immunosuppressed patients showed prolonged SARS-
CoV-2 infections, with several studies reporting the accumulation of mutations in the viral …

Integrating Conformational Dynamics and Perturbation-Based Network Modeling for Mutational Profiling of Binding and Allostery in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Variant …

G Verkhivker, S Agajanian, R Kassab, K Krishnan - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we combined all-atom MD simulations, the ensemble-based mutational
scanning of protein stability and binding, and perturbation-based network profiling of …

Deep learning for discriminating non-trivial conformational changes in molecular dynamics simulations of SARS-CoV-2 spike-ACE2

LM dos Santos, JG Mendonça, YJ Lobo, LHF de Lima… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Purpose: Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations produce a substantial volume of high-
dimensional data, and traditional methods for analyzing these data pose significant …