2023
The KDM6A-KMT2D-p300 axis regulates susceptibility to diverse coronaviruses by mediating viral receptor expression
Wei J, Alfajaro M, Cai W, Graziano V, Strine M, Filler R, Biering S, Sarnik S, Patel S, Menasche B, Compton S, Konermann S, Hsu P, Orchard R, Yan Q, Wilen C. The KDM6A-KMT2D-p300 axis regulates susceptibility to diverse coronaviruses by mediating viral receptor expression. PLOS Pathogens 2023, 19: e1011351. PMID: 37410700, PMCID: PMC10325096, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse hepatitis virusReceptor expressionTherapeutic targetMERS-CoVMajor SARS-CoV-2 variantsPrimary human airwaySARS-CoV-2 variantsNovel therapeutic targetViral receptor expressionSARS-CoV-2Histone methyltransferase KMT2DIntestinal epithelial cellsCoronavirus SusceptibilityDiverse coronavirusesHistone demethylase KDM6ADPP4 expressionCoronavirus receptorsHost determinantsHepatitis virusHuman airwaysSARS-CoVSmall molecule inhibitionViral entryPotential drug targetsViral receptors
2022
Multiplexed LNP-mRNA vaccination against pathogenic coronavirus species
Peng L, Fang Z, Renauer PA, McNamara A, Park JJ, Lin Q, Zhou X, Dong MB, Zhu B, Zhao H, Wilen CB, Chen S. Multiplexed LNP-mRNA vaccination against pathogenic coronavirus species. Cell Reports 2022, 40: 111160. PMID: 35921835, PMCID: PMC9294034, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody responseCoronavirus speciesSequential vaccinationSARS-CoVAntigen-specific antibody responsesSARS-CoV-2 DeltaAdaptive immune cellsEffective immune responsePotent antibody responsesCOVID-19 vaccineSARS-CoV-2MRNA vaccine candidatesActivated B cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencing profilesRNA sequencing profilesSimultaneous vaccinationAntibody immunityVaccination scheduleImmune profileImmune cellsImmune responseVaccine candidatesMERS-CoV.Animal modelsB cells