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Hesham Nasser

Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9163-1665Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Akatsuki SaitoiD· 1 shared Akifumi Takaori‐KondoiD· 1 shared Alfredo A. HinayiD· 1 shared Anon H. KosakaiD· 1 shared Arnon PlianchaisukiD· 1 shared Ayaka SakamotoiD· 1 shared Chihiro MotozonoiD· 1 shared Hayato ItoiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedDec 14, 2025

A non-spike nucleocapsid R204P mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC enhances inflammation and pathogenicity

Shuhei Tsujino, Masumi Tsuda, Sayaka Deguchi…·Miki Kawano

This study identifies the non-spike R204P mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC variant as a driver of increased inflammation and pathogenicity through NF-κB activation.

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