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J. O. Wertheim

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:virus· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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J. L. Havens· 2 shared M. Worobey· 2 shared A. C. Hughes· 1 shared A. F. Magee· 1 shared A. Katzourakis· 1 shared C. Lim· 1 shared C. Stoneham· 1 shared D. Boutolleau· 1 shared

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The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

J. E. Pekar, S. Lytras, M. Ghafari, A. F. Magee, E. Parker, J. L. Havens, A. Katzourakis, T. I. Vasylyeva, M. A. Suchard, A. C. Hughes, J. Hughes, D. L. Robertson, S. Dellicour, M. Worobey, J. O. Wertheim, P. Lemey

The paper identifies the recent origin and geographical distribution of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, showing they circulated in Asia before spilling over into humans.

bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Phylogeographic analysis reveals an ancient East African origin of the human herpes simplexvirus 2 dispersal out-of-Africa.

J. L. Havens, S. Calvignac-Spencer, K. Merkel, S. Burrel, D. Boutolleau, J. O. Wertheim

This study uses phylogeographic analysis of HSV-2 genomes to determine its origin and dispersal out of Africa, finding an East African origin around 90-120 kya.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Accuracy in near-perfect virus phylogenies

J. O. Wertheim, M. Steel, M. J. Sanderson

The paper analyzes accuracy in phylogenetic trees under near-perfect conditions, showing that false positive rates are low even with short edges.

bioRxiv · May 6, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Timing the SARS-CoV-2 Index Case in Hubei Province

J. Pekar, M. Worobey, N. Moshiri, K. Scheffler, J. O. Wertheim

The paper estimates the timing of the first SARS-CoV-2 case in Hubei Province using molecular clock analysis and epidemiological simulations, suggesting it emerged between mid-October and mid-November 2019.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Phosphoserine acidic cluster motifs in the cytoplasmic domains of transmembrane proteins bind distinct basic regions on the μ subunits of clathrin adaptor protein complexes

R. Singh, C. Stoneham, C. Lim, X. jia, J. Guenaga, R. Wyatt, J. o. Wertheim, Y. Xiong, J. Guatelli

The paper identifies that phosphoserine acidic cluster motifs in transmembrane proteins bind distinct basic regions on clathrin adaptor protein μ subunits, revealing potential for virus-specific inhibition.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2018Biochemistry