Young‐Jun Park

The paper shows how SARS-CoV-2 variants, particularly Omicron, evolved proteolytic controls at the Spike furin cleavage site to enhance transmission while reducing lower respiratory tract pathogenicity.

This paper computationally designs thermostable miniproteins that neutralize Nipah and Hendra viruses with subnanomolar affinity and potent in vitro antiviral activity.

This paper identifies a monoclonal antibody, PVA269, that broadly neutralizes multiple parainfluenza viruses by targeting the HN glycoprotein, showing potent prophylactic activity in a cotton rat model.

This paper describes a miniprotein inhibitor that neutralizes multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants and protects mice against them when administered post-exposure.

This study identifies a potent monoclonal antibody, MARV16, that broadly neutralizes Marburg virus and related viruses, with a cryo-EM structure revealing its mechanism of action.

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 nsp1 inhibits translation in bat cells and human cells, revealing its broad activity across mammals.

The paper identifies teichuronic acid oligosaccharides as the receptor for umbrella toxins and shows targeting specificity arises from lectin domain recognition of variable TUA-WTA structures.

The paper shows that HKU25 clade MERS-related coronaviruses use ACE2 as a receptor, challenging prior beliefs that DPP4 was their main receptor.

HKU5 merbecoviruses use bat Pipistrellus abramus ACE2 and several artiodactyl ACE2s through a cryo-EM-defined binding mode distinct from other ACE2-using coronaviruses, showing independent evolution of ACE2 usage.

The paper identifies two European bat MERS-related coronaviruses that use ACE2 as their receptor, revealing a distinct binding mode and host tropism determinants.

The paper isolates two human monoclonal antibodies that broadly neutralize PDCoV variants and identifies their mechanism of action.

This study determines the structure of HKU1 spike RBD bound to TMPRSS2, identifies host receptor usage determinants, and shows the role of antibodies and glycan shielding in neutralization.

This paper develops a stabilization strategy for sarbecovirus fusion machinery vaccines, showing broad reactivity and protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

This study identifies umbrella toxin particles produced by Streptomyces that inhibit the growth of competing bacterial species, distinct from small molecule antibiotics.

This paper computationally designs self-assembling protein rotary machines that sample internal rotational degrees of freedom based on energy landscapes.

The paper designs and characterizes trivalent miniprotein binders that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants with low pM IC50 values and provide prophylactic and therapeutic protection in mice.

The paper introduces a computational method for designing rigid protein assemblies through three-body fusion and validates it experimentally with mass spectrometry and cryo-EM.

The paper designs picomolar SARS-CoV-2 miniprotein inhibitors using computational methods and experimental validation, showing high potency and structural similarity to computational models.

Designed trimers matched to viral glycoprotein termini yielded tetrahedral, octahedral and icosahedral nanoparticles with cryo-EM-verified structures that display native-like HIV Env, influenza HA and RSV F.