2022
Omicron-specific mRNA vaccination alone and as a heterologous booster against SARS-CoV-2
Fang Z, Peng L, Filler R, Suzuki K, McNamara A, Lin Q, Renauer PA, Yang L, Menasche B, Sanchez A, Ren P, Xiong Q, Strine M, Clark P, Lin C, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND, Wilen CB, Chen S. Omicron-specific mRNA vaccination alone and as a heterologous booster against SARS-CoV-2. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3250. PMID: 35668119, PMCID: PMC9169595, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30878-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterologous boosterSARS-CoV-2Antibody responseMRNA vaccinesMRNA vaccinationDelta variantOmicron variantType of vaccinationStrong antibody responseMRNA vaccine candidatesVaccine candidatesNeutralization potencyImmune evasionSARS-CoV.Two weeksComparable titersVaccinationVaccineTiters 10MiceOmicronWeeksWA-1LNP-mRNABoosterTuft cells are key mediators of interkingdom interactions at mucosal barrier surfaces
Strine MS, Wilen CB. Tuft cells are key mediators of interkingdom interactions at mucosal barrier surfaces. PLOS Pathogens 2022, 18: e1010318. PMID: 35271673, PMCID: PMC8912186, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010318.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsInterkingdom interactionsTuft cellsCell biologyImmune responseMicrobial activationMicrobial sensingCell abundanceMucosal barrier surfacesAntiviral adaptive immune responsesType 2 immune responsesCell heterogeneityExquisite specificityMucosal barrier integrityAdaptive immune responsesMurine norovirusHuman healthKey orchestratorsMicrobial infectionsPathogenic bacteriaBroad intraFlavivirus replicationKey mediatorContext of coinfectionTissue repairImmune evasion
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 cellsReceptors