Coronavirus membrane fusion mechanism offers a potential target for antiviral development

T Tang, M Bidon, JA Jaimes, GR Whittaker, S Daniel - Antiviral research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has focused attention on the
need to develop effective therapies against the causative agent, SARS-CoV-2, and also …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological and molecular triggers for SARS-CoV membrane fusion and entry into host cells

JK Millet, GR Whittaker - Virology, 2018 - Elsevier
During viral entry, enveloped viruses require the fusion of their lipid envelope with host cell
membranes. For coronaviruses, this critical step is governed by the virally-encoded spike (S) …

Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 postfusion spike in membrane

W Shi, Y Cai, H Zhu, H Peng, J Voyer, S Rits-Volloch… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells depends on the refolding of the virus-encoded
spike protein from a prefusion conformation, which is metastable after cleavage, to a lower …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of coronavirus cell entry mediated by the viral spike protein

S Belouzard, JK Millet, BN Licitra, GR Whittaker - Viruses, 2012 - mdpi.com
Coronaviruses are enveloped positive-stranded RNA viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm.
To deliver their nucleocapsid into the host cell, they rely on the fusion of their envelope with …

The molecular biology of coronaviruses

PS Masters - Advances in virus research, 2006 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are large, enveloped RNA viruses of both medical and veterinary
importance. Interest in this viral family has intensified in the past few years as a result of the …

The SARS-CoV fusion peptide forms an extended bipartite fusion platform that perturbs membrane order in a calcium-dependent manner

AL Lai, JK Millet, S Daniel, JH Freed… - Journal of molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a major infectious disease threat and include the pathogenic
human pathogens of zoonotic origin: severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV (SARS-CoV) …

Architecture of the SARS coronavirus prefusion spike

DR Beniac, A Andonov, E Grudeski… - Nature structural & …, 2006 - nature.com
The emergence in 2003 of a new coronavirus (CoV) responsible for the atypical pneumonia
termed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was a stark reminder that hitherto …

Molecular biology of the SARs‐CoV‐2 spike protein: A review of current knowledge

C Zhu, G He, Q Yin, L Zeng, X Ye… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has led to an unprecedented worldwide …

Characterization of a highly conserved domain within the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein S2 domain with characteristics of a viral fusion …

IG Madu, SL Roth, S Belouzard, GR Whittaker - Journal of virology, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many viral fusion proteins are primed by proteolytic cleavage near their fusion peptides.
While the coronavirus (CoV) spike (S) protein is known to be cleaved at the S1/S2 boundary …

A review of vaccine research and development: human acute respiratory infections

MP Girard, T Cherian, Y Pervikov, MP Kieny - Vaccine, 2005 - Elsevier
Worldwide, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) constitute the leading cause of acute
illnesses, being responsible for nearly 4million deaths every year, mostly in young children …