The SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein biosynthesis, structure, function, and antigenicity: implications for the design of spike-based vaccine immunogens

L Duan, Q Zheng, H Zhang, Y Niu, Y Lou… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), poses a grave threat to global public …

Molecular mechanism of HIV-1 entry

B Chen - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein [Env; trimeric (gp160) 3 cleaved to (gp120/gp41) 3] attaches
the virion to a susceptible cell and induces fusion of viral and cell membranes to initiate …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis of receptor binding and antibody neutralization of Omicron

Q Hong, W Han, J Li, S Xu, Y Wang, C Xu, Z Li, Y Wang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant exhibits striking immune evasion and is
spreading rapidly worldwide. Understanding the structural basis of the high transmissibility …

Conformational dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike glycoprotein in complex with receptor ACE2 revealed by cryo-EM

C Xu, Y Wang, C Liu, C Zhang, W Han, X Hong… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The recent outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 pose a global health emergency. The SARS-CoV-2
trimeric spike (S) glycoprotein interacts with the human ACE2 receptor to mediate viral entry …

Immunogenicity and structures of a rationally designed prefusion MERS-CoV spike antigen

J Pallesen, N Wang, KS Corbett… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lineage C betacoronavirus
that since its emergence in 2012 has caused outbreaks in human populations with case …

Live imaging of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice reveals that neutralizing antibodies require Fc function for optimal efficacy

I Ullah, J Prévost, MS Ladinsky, H Stone, M Lu… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are effective in treating COVID-19, but the mechanism of
immune protection is not fully understood. Here, we applied live bioluminescence imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time conformational dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spikes on virus particles

M Lu, PD Uchil, W Li, D Zheng, DS Terry, J Gorman… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) mediates
viral entry into cells and is critical for vaccine development against coronavirus disease …

Structural basis and mode of action for two broadly neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 emerging variants of concern

W Li, Y Chen, J Prévost, I Ullah, M Lu, SY Gong… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Emerging variants of concern for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) can transmit more efficiently and partially evade protective immune …

Structure and immune recognition of trimeric pre-fusion HIV-1 Env

M Pancera, T Zhou, A Druz, IS Georgiev, C Soto… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env) spike, comprising three
gp120 and three gp41 subunits, is a conformational machine that facilitates HIV-1 entry by …

Broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV and their role in vaccine design

DR Burton, L Hangartner - Annual review of immunology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
HIV employs multiple means to evade the humoral immune response, particularly the
elicitation of and recognition by broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs). Such antibodies …