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Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan
Published in Emerging microbes & infections (01-01-2020)“…A mysterious outbreak of atypical pneumonia in late 2019 was traced to a seafood wholesale market in Wuhan of China. Within a few weeks, a novel coronavirus…”
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A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (15-02-2020)“…An ongoing outbreak of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus was reported in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China. Affected patients were geographically…”
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Simulation of the Clinical and Pathological Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Golden Syrian Hamster Model: Implications for Disease Pathogenesis and Transmissibility
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (03-12-2020)“…Abstract Background A physiological small-animal model that resembles COVID-19 with low mortality is lacking. Methods Molecular docking on the binding between…”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Re-infection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Strain Confirmed by Whole Genome Sequencing
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (02-11-2021)“…Abstract Background Waning immunity occurs in patients who have recovered from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, it remains unclear whether true…”
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Suppression of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in ex‐vivo human lung tissues by targeting class III phosphoinositide 3‐kinase
Published in Journal of medical virology (01-04-2021)“…The novel betacoronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) emerged at the end of 2019 and caused the coronavirus disease 19…”
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Clofazimine broadly inhibits coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2
Published in Nature (London) (20-05-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic is the third outbreak this century of a zoonotic disease caused by a coronavirus, following the emergence of severe acute respiratory…”
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SREBP-dependent lipidomic reprogramming as a broad-spectrum antiviral target
Published in Nature communications (10-01-2019)“…Viruses are obligate intracellular microbes that exploit the host metabolic machineries to meet their biosynthetic demands, making these host pathways…”
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Intravenous Injection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA Vaccine Can Induce Acute Myopericarditis in Mouse Model
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (10-06-2022)“…Abstract Background Post-vaccination myopericarditis is reported after immunization with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. The…”
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Host and viral determinants for efficient SARS-CoV-2 infection of the human lung
Published in Nature communications (08-01-2021)“…Understanding the factors that contribute to efficient SARS-CoV-2 infection of human cells may provide insights on SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility and…”
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Comparative tropism, replication kinetics, and cell damage profiling of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV with implications for clinical manifestations, transmissibility, and laboratory studies of COVID-19: an observational study
Published in The Lancet. Microbe (01-05-2020)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was reported from China in January, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 is efficiently transmitted from person to…”
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Inhibition of AIM2 inflammasome activation by a novel transcript isoform of IFI16
Published in EMBO reports (01-10-2018)“…Mouse p202 is a disease locus for lupus and a dominant‐negative inhibitor of AIM2 inflammasome activation. A human homolog of p202 has not been identified so…”
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Host-derived lipids orchestrate pulmonary γδ T cell response to provide early protection against influenza virus infection
Published in Nature communications (26-03-2021)“…Innate immunity is important for host defense by eliciting rapid anti-viral responses and bridging adaptive immunity. Here, we show that endogenous lipids…”
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PACT Facilitates RNA-Induced Activation of MDA5 by Promoting MDA5 Oligomerization
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-09-2017)“…MDA5 is a RIG-I-like cytoplasmic sensor of dsRNA and certain RNA viruses, such as encephalomyocarditis virus, for the initiation of the IFN signaling cascade…”
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Identification of nsp1 gene as the target of SARS‐CoV‐2 real‐time RT‐PCR using nanopore whole‐genome sequencing
Published in Journal of medical virology (01-11-2020)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. Accurate detection of SARS‐CoV‐2…”
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Toll-like receptor 10 is involved in induction of innate immune responses to influenza virus infection
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (11-03-2014)“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play key roles in innate immune recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns of invading microbes. Among the 10 TLR family…”
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Accurate Diagnosis of COVID-19 by a Novel Immunogenic Secreted SARS-CoV-2 orf8 Protein
Published in mBio (20-10-2020)“…An accurate diagnostic test for early severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is the key weapon to control the coronavirus…”
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Isolation of MERS-related coronavirus from lesser bamboo bats that uses DPP4 and infects human-DPP4-transgenic mice
Published in Nature communications (11-01-2021)“…While a number of human coronaviruses are believed to be originated from ancestral viruses in bats, it remains unclear if bat coronaviruses are ready to cause…”
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An Epstein-Barr virus-encoded microRNA targets PUMA to promote host cell survival
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (27-10-2008)“…Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a herpesvirus associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), gastric carcinoma (GC), and other malignancies. EBV is the first…”
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Targeting of DICE1 tumor suppressor by Epstein–Barr virus‐encoded miR‐BART3 microRNA in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Published in International journal of cancer (01-07-2013)“…Latent infection with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is associated with several types of malignancies including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which is particularly…”
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An interferon-integrated mucosal vaccine provides pan-sarbecovirus protection in small animal models
Published in Nature communications (24-10-2023)“…A pan-sarbecovirus or pan-betacoronavirus vaccine that can prevent current and potential future beta-coronavirus infections is important for fighting possible…”
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