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Arian Moayyed

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1

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Antagonism of stress granules key for SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis.

R. Elias Alvarado, Jennifer Chen, Kumari G. Lokugamage, Yiyang Zhou, Leah K. Estes, Angelica L. Morgan, Yani P. Ahearn, Xiangxue Deng, Lilin Lai, Arian Moayyed, William M. Meyers, Jessica A. Plante, Kenneth S. Plante, David Hughes Walker, Xuping Xie, , Vineet D. Menachery

This study shows that disrupting both NSP3 and nucleocapsid SG antagonism reduces SARS-CoV-2 replication and disease, suggesting stress granule activation as a therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Key residues in SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 hyper variable region are necessary to modulate early stress granule activity.

R. Elias Alvarado, Kumari G. Lokugamage, Dimitriya Hristoforova Garvanska, Leah K. Estes, Yani P. Ahearn, Alyssa M. McLeland, Arian Moayyed, Jennifer C. Chen, Blanca Lopez Mendez, Jessica A. Plante, Kenneth S. Plante, Johnson Bh, Jakob Nilsson, Vineet D. Menachery

This study identifies key residues in SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 that are critical for FXR1 binding and stress granule disruption, showing their role in viral replication and pathogenesis.

Journal of Virology · Jan 14, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology