[HTML][HTML] Molecular characteristics, immune evasion, and impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants

C Sun, C Xie, GL Bu, LY Zhong, MS Zeng - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The persistent COVID-19 pandemic since 2020 has brought an enormous public health
burden to the global society and is accompanied by various evolution of the virus genome …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 review, Part 1: Intracellular overdrive for SARS-CoV-2 infection

DA Jamison Jr, S Anand Narayanan… - European Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, has claimed approximately 5 million lives
and 257 million cases reported globally. This virus and disease have significantly affected …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant recognition of ACE2 receptor and broadly neutralizing antibodies

Y Wang, C Liu, C Zhang, Y Wang, Q Hong, S Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is currently the dominant circulating strain in the
world. Uncovering the structural basis of the enhanced transmission and altered immune …

Key interacting residues between RBD of SARS-CoV-2 and ACE2 receptor: combination of molecular dynamics simulation and density functional calculation

B Jawad, P Adhikari, R Podgornik… - Journal of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 binds to the ACE2 receptor via its receptor-binding
domain (RBD), with the RBD–ACE2 complex presenting an essential molecular target for …

[HTML][HTML] Conformational dynamics of the Beta and Kappa SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins and their complexes with ACE2 receptor revealed by cryo-EM

Y Wang, C Xu, Y Wang, Q Hong, C Zhang, Z Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Kappa and Beta variants with enhanced transmissibility
and resistance to neutralizing antibodies has created new challenges for the control of the …

[HTML][HTML] Sialoglycan binding triggers spike opening in a human coronavirus

MF Pronker, R Creutznacher, I Drulyte, RJG Hulswit… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Coronavirus spike proteins mediate receptor binding and membrane fusion, making them
prime targets for neutralizing antibodies. In the cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] D614G mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances viral fitness by desensitizing it to temperature-dependent denaturation

TJ Yang, PY Yu, YC Chang, STD Hsu - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
The D614G mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 alters the fitness of the virus,
leading to the dominant form observed in the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the molecular …

Protective neutralizing epitopes in SARS‐CoV‐2

H Liu, IA Wilson - Immunological reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented health crisis and economic burden
worldwide. Its etiological agent SARS‐CoV‐2, a new virus in the coronavirus family, has …

[HTML][HTML] Structure genomics of SARS-CoV-2 and its Omicron variant: drug design templates for COVID-19

C Wu, W Yin, Y Jiang, HE Xu - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has brought an unprecedented public health crisis …

[HTML][HTML] Diverse array of neutralizing antibodies elicited upon Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle vaccination in rhesus macaques

RS Sankhala, KG Lal, JL Jensen, V Dussupt… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The repeat emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VoC) with decreased
susceptibility to vaccine-elicited antibodies highlights the need to develop next-generation …