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Meghan V. Diefenbacher

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0002-8818-3686Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Alistair B. RusselliD· 1 shared Ana da Silva FilipeiD· 1 shared Andrew MehleiD· 1 shared Boyd L. YountiD· 1 shared Cameron NguyeniD· 1 shared Camryn Pajon· 1 shared Christopher B. BrookeiD· 1 shared D. Trevor Scobey· 1 shared

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MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedMay 6, 2026

Loss of nsp14-exonuclease activity impairs the replication, proofreading, fitness and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2

Jordan Anderson-Daniels, Meghan V. Diefenbacher, Boyd L. Yount…·Timothy Patrick Sheahan

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 with impaired nsp14-exonuclease activity has reduced replication, fitness, and pathogenesis, but remains viable in some conditions.

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MicrobiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedFeb 15, 2024

Cryptic proteins translated from deletion-containing viral genomes dramatically expand the influenza virus proteome

Jordan N Ranum, Mitchell P. Ledwith, Fadi G. Alnaji…·Andrew Mehle

The paper identifies cryptic proteins from deletion-containing viral genomes that inhibit influenza virus replication and expand its proteome.

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