2023
Murine Norovirus: Additional Protocols for Basic and Antiviral Studies
Wobus C, Peiper A, McSweeney A, Young V, Chaika M, Lane M, Lingemann M, Deerain J, Strine M, Alfajaro M, Helm E, Karst S, Mackenzie J, Taube S, Ward V, Wilen C. Murine Norovirus: Additional Protocols for Basic and Antiviral Studies. Current Protocols 2023, 3: e828. PMID: 37478303, PMCID: PMC10375541, DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.828.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Discovery and functional interrogation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-host protein interactions
Flynn RA, Belk JA, Qi Y, Yasumoto Y, Wei J, Alfajaro MM, Shi Q, Mumbach MR, Limaye A, DeWeirdt PC, Schmitz CO, Parker KR, Woo E, Chang HY, Horvath TL, Carette JE, Bertozzi CR, Wilen CB, Satpathy AT. Discovery and functional interrogation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-host protein interactions. Cell 2021, 184: 2394-2411.e16. PMID: 33743211, PMCID: PMC7951565, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 RNASARS-CoV-2Virus-induced cell deathHost protein interactionsRNA-binding proteinActive infectionRNA virusesHost-virus interfaceGlobal mortalityTherapeutic benefitCRISPR screensAntiviral factorsProtein interactionsAntiviral activityViral specificityHost pathwaysFunctional RNA-binding proteinsFunctional connectionsRNA-centric approachesCell deathHost proteinsVirusFunctional interrogationRNAComprehensive catalogComprehensive in vivo secondary structure of the SARS-CoV-2 genome reveals novel regulatory motifs and mechanisms
Huston NC, Wan H, Strine MS, de Cesaris Araujo Tavares R, Wilen CB, Pyle AM. Comprehensive in vivo secondary structure of the SARS-CoV-2 genome reveals novel regulatory motifs and mechanisms. Molecular Cell 2021, 81: 584-598.e5. PMID: 33444546, PMCID: PMC7775661, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.12.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA structureSecondary structureRNA virusesSARS-CoV-2 RNA genomeNovel regulatory motifsSingle-nucleotide resolutionDownstream functional analysisRNA drug targetsPositive-sense RNA virusesGenome architectureGenomic structureEvolutionary analysisRegulatory motifsSARS-CoV-2 genomeViral life cycleRNA genomeFunctional analysisGenomeDrug targetsPrimer designInfected cellsViral RNADepth structural analysisLife cycleΒ-coronavirus
2019
Bile Salts Alter the Mouse Norovirus Capsid Conformation: Possible Implications for Cell Attachment and Immune Evasion
Sherman MB, Williams AN, Smith HQ, Nelson C, Wilen CB, Fremont DH, Virgin HW, Smith TJ. Bile Salts Alter the Mouse Norovirus Capsid Conformation: Possible Implications for Cell Attachment and Immune Evasion. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.00970-19. PMID: 31341042, PMCID: PMC6744230, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00970-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-EM structureP domainCryo-electron microscopy structureHigh-resolution cryo-EM structuresConformational changesImportant biological rolesSmall conformational changesMicroscopy structureHuman Norwalk virusCell attachmentAdjacent subunitsBiological roleIcosahedral capsidCapsid shellRNA virusesCapsid proteinBinding sitesIntrinsic affinityReceptor binding sitesCapsid conformationUnusual structureImmune evasionShell domainTarget cellsReceptorsNoroviruses subvert the core stress granule component G3BP1 to promote viral VPg-dependent translation
Hosmillo M, Lu J, McAllaster MR, Eaglesham JB, Wang X, Emmott E, Domingues P, Chaudhry Y, Fitzmaurice TJ, Tung MK, Panas MD, McInerney G, Locker N, Wilen CB, Goodfellow IG. Noroviruses subvert the core stress granule component G3BP1 to promote viral VPg-dependent translation. ELife 2019, 8: e46681. PMID: 31403400, PMCID: PMC6739877, DOI: 10.7554/elife.46681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral positive-sense RNAFirst host factorHost factorsPositive-sense RNAPro-viral activityPositive-sense RNA virusesSense RNA virusesG3BP1 functionsRibosome recruitmentTranslation complexesTranslation initiationCRISPR screensProteomic analysisMurine norovirus infectionReplication complexSense RNANovel functionViral translationRNA virusesG3BP1Data uncoversNorovirus replicationLife cycleVPgGenus
2014
The Major Cellular Sterol Regulatory Pathway Is Required for Andes Virus Infection
Petersen J, Drake MJ, Bruce EA, Riblett AM, Didigu CA, Wilen CB, Malani N, Male F, Lee FH, Bushman FD, Cherry S, Doms RW, Bates P, Briley K. The Major Cellular Sterol Regulatory Pathway Is Required for Andes Virus Infection. PLOS Pathogens 2014, 10: e1003911. PMID: 24516383, PMCID: PMC3916400, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory pathwaysHuman haploid cellsParallel genetic screensGenetic screenPathogenic New World hantavirusesGenomic screenAndes virusHaploid cellsGene disruptionRNA interferenceANDV entryDeficient cellsCellular requirementsCellular cholesterolRNA virusesANDV infectionLarge familyPharmacologic inhibitionWorldwide distributionAndes Virus InfectionNew World hantavirusesVirus bindingPathwayHost factorsSterol synthesis