Chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (CAR-NK) cell design and engineering for cancer therapy

Y Gong, RGJ Klein Wolterink, J Wang, GMJ Bos… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Due to their efficient recognition and lysis of malignant cells, natural killer (NK) cells are
considered as specialized immune cells that can be genetically modified to obtain capable …

Chemically modified platforms for better RNA therapeutics

Y Shi, X Zhen, Y Zhang, Y Li, S Koo, Q Saiding… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapies have catalyzed a revolutionary transformation in the biomedical
landscape, offering unprecedented potential in disease prevention and treatment. However …

Plasma cell-free RNA characteristics in COVID-19 patients

Y Wang, J Li, L Zhang, HX Sun, Z Zhang, J Xu… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
The pathogenesis of COVID-19 is still elusive, which impedes disease progression
prediction, differential diagnosis, and targeted therapy. Plasma cell-free RNAs (cfRNAs) …

Causes and consequences of purifying selection on SARS-CoV-2

AC Morales, AM Rice, AT Ho… - Genome biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Owing to a lag between a deleterious mutation's appearance and its selective removal, gold-
standard methods for mutation rate estimation assume no meaningful loss of mutations …

Mutational spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 during the global pandemic

K Yi, SY Kim, T Bleazard, T Kim, J Youk… - Experimental & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Viruses accumulate mutations under the influence of natural selection and host–virus
interactions. Through a systematic comparison of 351,525 full viral genome sequences …

Biased mutation and selection in RNA viruses

T Kustin, A Stern - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2021 - academic.oup.com
RNA viruses are responsible for some of the worst pandemics known to mankind, including
outbreaks of Influenza, Ebola, and COVID-19. One major challenge in tackling RNA viruses …

Expression level is a major modifier of the fitness landscape of a protein coding gene

Z Wu, X Cai, X Zhang, Y Liu, G Tian, JR Yang… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
The phenotypic consequence of a genetic mutation depends on many factors including the
expression level of a gene. However, a comprehensive quantification of this expression …

Sequence analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genome reveals features important for vaccine design

J Kames, DD Holcomb, O Kimchi, M DiCuccio… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is rapidly progressing, the need for the development of an
effective vaccine is critical. A promising approach for vaccine development is to generate …

Nucleotide composition and codon usage across viruses and their respective hosts

D Simón, J Cristina, H Musto - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The genetic material of the three domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryota) is
always double-stranded DNA, and their GC content (molar content of guanine plus cytosine) …

Codon usage provides insights into the adaptive evolution of mycoviruses in their associated fungi host

Q Wang, X Lyu, J Cheng, Y Fu, Y Lin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Codon usage bias (CUB) could reflect co-evolutionary changes between viruses and hosts
in contrast to plant and animal viruses, and the systematic analysis of codon usage among …