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Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University
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4 papers
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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.
MST Monira Begum, Kimiko Ichihara, Otowa Takahashi…·Terumasa Ikeda
This study examines virological parameters of SARS-CoV-2 variants correlating with spike protein fusogenicity, finding strong links with S1/S2 cleavage efficiency and plaque size.
Tomokazu Tamura, Takashi Irie, Sayaka Deguchi…·Takasuke Fukuhara
The paper analyzes the virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 variant, showing reduced pathogenicity and impaired MHC expression due to mutations in ORF8 and S.
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.