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Low fidelity assembly of influenza A virus promotes escape from host cells

bioRxiv, 2018
Influenza viruses inhabit a wide range of host environments using a limited repertoire of protein components. Unlike viruses with stereotyped shapes, influenza produces virions with significant morphological variability even within clonal populations ...
M. Vahey, D. Fletcher
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transparent UV‐Curable Self‐Sanitizing Coatings Applicable to Diverse Surfaces and High‐Touch Screens to Mitigate Deadly Pathogen Transmission

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Development of a transparent, self‐sanitizing antimicrobial coating technology applicable to a wide range of materials and surfaces‐including touchscreens, transparent substrates, and metal, plastic, and glass‐regardless of pathogen type. The spray‐coated, UV‐cross‐linked imidazole‐based quaternary ammonium chloride materials provide broad‐spectrum ...
Surjith Kumaran, Sumin Han, Euna Oh, Chunghee Jo, Hyerin Shin, Dae‐Hong Ko, Hyo‐Jick Choi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure of a new capsid form and comparison with A-, B-, and C-capsids clarify herpesvirus assembly

Journal of Virology
Three capsid types have been recognized from the nuclei of herpesvirus-infected cells: empty A-capsids, scaffolding-containing B-capsids, and DNA-filled C-capsids.
Alexander Stevens, Saarang Kashyap, Ethan Crofut, Ana Lucia Alvarez-Cabrera, Jonathan Jih, Yun-Tao Liu, Z. Hong Zhou   +6 more
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Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras, Imelda Raczkiewicz, Peggy Bouquet, Jean‐Philippe Dacquin, Jeremy Dhainaut, Anne Goffard, Christophe Volkringer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A monomeric envelope glycoprotein cytoplasmic tail is sufficient for HIV-1 Gag lattice trapping and incorporation

Journal of Virology
To become infectious, assembling enveloped viruses must acquire viral glycoproteins to mediate downstream infection events. Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoproteins (Env) are well characterized to function as trimers for membrane ...
Nicholas S. Groves, Austin R. Clark, Rebekah S. Aguilar, Yuta Hikichi, Anastasiia Kostenko, Merissa M. Bruns, Alegra T. Aron, Eric O. Freed, Schuyler B. van Engelenburg   +8 more
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Molecular engineering of chiral colloidal liquid crystals using DNA origami

, 2017
Establishing precise control over the shape and the interactions of the microscopic building blocks is essential for design of macroscopic soft materials with novel structural, optical and mechanical properties.
Dietz, Hendrik, Dogic, Zvonimir, Praetorius, Florian, Siavashpouri, Mahsa, Wachauf, Christian H., Zakhary, Mark J.   +5 more
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Hepatitis B Virus Nucleocapsid Assembly

Journal of Molecular Biology
Hepatitis B virus (HBV), the prototypical member of the Hepadnaviridae family, is a DNA virus that replicates its genome through reverse transcription of a pregenomic RNA (pgRNA) precursor. The selective packaging of pgRNA and viral polymerase (Pol) into assembling capsids formed by the viral core protein-a process known as nucleocapsid assembly-is an ...
Hong, Xupeng, Schneider, William M., Rice, Charles M.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Amyloidogenic Peptide Fragments Designed From Bacterial Collagen‐like Proteins Form Hydrogel

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study identified amyloidogenic sequence motifs in bacterial collagen‐like proteins and exploited these to design peptides that self‐assemble into β‐sheet fibers and form hydrogels. One hydrogel supported healthy fibroblast growth, showing promise for biocompatible materials. Our work demonstrates that bacterial sequences can be harnessed to create
Vamika Sagar, Xuen J Ng, Lukas Lechel, Ashish Chand Rajwar, Hendrik Bargel, Abhishek A. Jalan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generation of an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Derived Alveolar Type II In Vitro Model to Study Influenza A Virus Infection and Drug Treatments

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Patient‐specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be differentiated into alveolar type II cells (iAT2s), expanded as 3D alveolospheres, and grown at physiologically relevant air–liquid interface (ALI). This study shows for the first time the infectability of iAT2s by the influenza A virus (IAV) and proves their responsiveness to the well ...
Lena Gauthier, Hristina Koceva, Yann Bachelot, Rosanne W. Koutstaal, Puck B. van Kasteren, Marc Thilo Figge, Christian Eggeling, Alexander Sandy Mosig   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assembly of the murine leukemia virus is directed towards sites of cell-cell contact.

PLoS Biology, 2009
We have investigated the underlying mechanism by which direct cell-cell contact enhances the efficiency of cell-to-cell transmission of retroviruses. Applying 4D imaging to a model retrovirus, the murine leukemia virus, we directly monitor and quantify ...
Jing Jin, Nathan M Sherer, Gisela Heidecker, David Derse, Walther Mothes   +4 more
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