2021
Comprehensive 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
Norovirus Attachment and Entry
Graziano VR, Wei J, Wilen CB. Norovirus Attachment and Entry. Viruses 2019, 11: 495. PMID: 31151248, PMCID: PMC6630345, DOI: 10.3390/v11060495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHisto-blood group antigensNorovirus attachmentMajority of casesMajor human pathogenViral life cycleImmune interactionsViral gastroenteritisCell tropismGroup antigensViral entryKey mediatorHuman norovirusBile saltsViral genome releaseMurine norovirusReceptorsMinor capsid protein VP2Capsid protein VP2Human pathogensMolecular mechanismsNorovirusSignificant determinantsProtein VP2Important future directionsCurrent understanding