The physics of fast radio bursts

B Zhang - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2023 - APS
Fast radio bursts (FRBs), millisecond-duration bursts prevailing in the radio sky, are the
latest large puzzle in the Universe and have been a subject of intense observational and …

[HTML][HTML] Antigenic evolution of SARS coronavirus 2

AZ Mykytyn, RAM Fouchier, BL Haagmans - Current Opinion in Virology, 2023 - Elsevier
SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of COVID-19, emerged in China in
December 2019. Vaccines developed were very effective initially, however, the virus has …

Structural dynamics in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein

V Calvaresi, AG Wrobel, J Toporowska… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein mediates receptor binding and subsequent membrane
fusion. It exists in a range of conformations, including a closed state unable to bind the ACE2 …

Dynamical degeneracy splitting and directional invisibility in non-Hermitian systems

K Zhang, C Fang, Z Yang - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
In this Letter, we introduce the concept of dynamical degeneracy splitting to describe the
anisotropic decay behaviors in non-Hermitian systems. We demonstrate that systems with …

Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with host cells and antibodies: experiment and simulation

H Nguyen, HL Nguyen, PD Lan, NQ Thai… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of
the devastating global COVID-19 pandemic announced by WHO in March 2020. Through …

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 …

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 …