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Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University
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6 papers
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Shuhei Tsujino, Masumi Tsuda, Sayaka Deguchi…·Miki Kawano
This study identifies the non-spike R204P mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC variant as a driver of increased inflammation and pathogenicity through NF-κB activation.
Jumpei Ito, Adam Patrick Strange, Wei Liu…·Kei Sato
This paper introduces CoVFit, a protein language model that predicts SARS-CoV-2 variant fitness using spike protein sequences, identifying fitness-enhancing mutations and predicting emerging variants.
Yu Kaku, Kaho Okumura, Shusuke Kawakubo…·Kei Sato
This study analyzes the virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XEC variant, showing it has higher infectivity and immune evasion compared to KP.3.1.1, contributing to its higher reproductive number and potential dominance.
Perpetual Nyame, Akihiro Togami, Tomofumi Yoshida…·Kazuaki Monde
This paper identifies a heterocyclic compound, HT-7, that inhibits HIV-1 release by increasing cell surface BST2 expression with minimal cellular toxicity.
Yusuke Kosugi, Arnon Plianchaisuk, Olivia Putri…·Kei Sato
This study investigates the virological properties of the SARS-CoV-2 HK.3 variant, a FLip variant with substitutions S:L455F and S:F456L, to assess its growth advantage.
Shuhei Tsujino, Sayaka Deguchi, Tomo Nomai…·The Genotype to Phenotype Japan (G2P‐Japan) Consortium
The paper investigates the virological features of the SARS-CoV-2 EG.5.1 variant, finding its fitness and antiviral sensitivity comparable to XBB.1.5, with structural differences in spike proteins.