M. A. Diaz-Salinas

This study shows that S:D614G and S:H655Y mutations enhance SARS-CoV-2 infectivity by stabilizing the Spike protein in an open RBD conformation, acting epistatically with the polybasic S1/S2 cleavage site.

This study investigates how ACE2 and antibodies affect the conformational dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using smFRET and FCS, revealing that D614G modulates RBD energetics similar to ACE2 binding.

This study compares the neuroinvasion ability of JEV virulent and vaccine strains across an in cellulo human BBB model, showing differences in infectious particle crossing.