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D. Wesemann

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Biochemistry· 2 Microbiology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Organism:virus· 3 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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B. Chen· 4 shared H. Peng· 4 shared H. Zhu· 4 shared J. Lu· 4 shared S. Rits-Volloch· 4 shared A. Gautam· 3 shared J. Zhang· 3 shared K. Anand· 3 shared

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2021-2023 · peak 2/yr

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B. Chen

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4 papers

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Antibody-mediated cell entry of SARS-CoV-2

M. G. Kibria, C. L. Lavine, W. Tang, S. Wang, H. Gao, W. Shi, H. Zhu, J. Voyer, S. Rits-Volloch, F. Keerti, C. Bi, H. Peng, D. Wesemann, J. Lu, H. Xie, , B. Chen

This study shows that certain monoclonal antibodies can replace ACE2 to mediate SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells, indicating that ACE2 is not essential for viral infection.

bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Structural and functional characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.2 spike

J. Zhang, T. Weichun, H. Gao, C. Lavine, W. Shi, H. Peng, H. Zhu, K. Anand, M. Kosikova, H. J. Kwon, P. Tong, A. Gautam, S. Rits-Volloch, S. Wang, M. L. Mayer, , B. Chen

This study characterizes the structural, functional, and antigenic properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 spike protein and compares its replication efficiency with previous variants.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Structural and functional impact by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mutations

J. Zhang, Y. Cai, C. Lavine, H. Peng, H. Zhu, K. Anand, P. Tong, A. Gautam, M. Mayer, S. Rits-Volloch, S. Wang, P. Sliz, D. Wesemann, W. Yang, M. Seaman, , B. Chen

This study examines the structural, functional, and antigenic properties of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein, revealing its enhanced immune evasion and altered fusogenic capability due to mutations.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2022Biochemistry

Structural basis for enhanced infectivity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Y. Cai, J. Zhang, T. Xiao, C. L. Lavine, S. Rawson, H. Peng, H. Zhu, K. Anand, P. Tong, A. Gautam, S. Lu, S. Sterling, R. M. Walsh, S. Rits-Volloch, J. Lu, , B. Chen

This study reports cryo-EM structures of SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, revealing mutations that enhance infectivity and immune evasion.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2021Biochemistry