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Nonstructural Protein 1 of SARS-CoV-2 Is a Potent Pathogenicity Factor Redirecting Host Protein Synthesis Machinery toward Viral RNA
Yuan S, Peng L, Park JJ, Hu Y, Devarkar SC, Dong MB, Shen Q, Wu S, Chen S, Lomakin IB, Xiong Y. Nonstructural Protein 1 of SARS-CoV-2 Is a Potent Pathogenicity Factor Redirecting Host Protein Synthesis Machinery toward Viral RNA. Molecular Cell 2020, 80: 1055-1066.e6. PMID: 33188728, PMCID: PMC7833686, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.10.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal ribosome entry site RNANonstructural protein 1Host protein synthesis machineryMRNA entry channelProtein synthesis machineryCryo-EM structureProtein 1Major pathogenicity factorsDifferential expression analysisMRNA-seq dataCellular transcriptomePreinitiation complexSynthesis machineryHuman lung originTranslation inhibitionPathogenicity factorsExpression analysisSite RNAHost viabilityNSP1Protein synthesisEntry channelViral proteinsUnknown mechanismViral RNA
2024
Practical Guide for Implementing Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Structure Determination in Dermatology Research
Lomakin I, Devarkar S, Freniere C, Bunick C. Practical Guide for Implementing Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Structure Determination in Dermatology Research. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024, 145: 22-31. PMID: 39601740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.10.594.Peer-Reviewed Original Research