[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive structural and molecular comparison of spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, and their interactions with ACE2

MM Hatmal, W Alshaer, MAI Al-Hatamleh, M Hatmal… - Cells, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has recently emerged
in China and caused a disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus …

Host cell proteases: critical determinants of coronavirus tropism and pathogenesis

JK Millet, GR Whittaker - Virus research, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are a large group of enveloped, single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses
that infect a wide range of avian and mammalian species, including humans. The …

Allergen protease-activated stress granule assembly and gasdermin D fragmentation control interleukin-33 secretion

W Chen, S Chen, C Yan, Y Zhang, R Zhang… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-33 (IL-33), an epithelial cell-derived cytokine that responds rapidly to
environmental insult, has a critical role in initiating airway inflammatory diseases. However …

[HTML][HTML] Functional evaluation of the P681H mutation on the proteolytic activation of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B. 1.1. 7 (Alpha) spike

B Lubinski, MHV Fernandes, L Frazier, T Tang… - Iscience, 2022‏ - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the agent causing the
COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 7 (Alpha), a WHO variant of concern first …

A bioinformatic study of antimicrobial peptides identified in the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

A Moretta, R Salvia, C Scieuzo, A Di Somma, H Vogel… - Scientific reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play a key role in the innate immunity, the first line of defense
against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. AMPs are small molecules, ranging from 10 to 100 …

Proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2 spike at the S1/S2 boundary: potential role of proteases beyond furin

T Tang, JA Jaimes, MK Bidon, MR Straus… - ACS Infectious …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses its spike (S)
protein to mediate viral entry into host cells. Cleavage of the S protein at the S1/S2 and/or …

Improved prediction of signal peptides: SignalP 3.0

JD Bendtsen, H Nielsen, G Von Heijne… - Journal of molecular …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
We describe improvements of the currently most popular method for prediction of classically
secreted proteins, SignalP. SignalP consists of two different predictors based on neural …

Prediction of post‐translational glycosylation and phosphorylation of proteins from the amino acid sequence

N Blom, T Sicheritz‐Pontén, R Gupta… - …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Post‐translational modifications (PTMs) occur on almost all proteins analyzed to date. The
function of a modified protein is often strongly affected by these modifications and therefore …

Locating proteins in the cell using TargetP, SignalP and related tools

O Emanuelsson, S Brunak, G Von Heijne, H Nielsen - Nature protocols, 2007‏ - nature.com
Determining the subcellular localization of a protein is an important first step toward
understanding its function. Here, we describe the properties of three well-known N-terminal …