Chris Lauber

The actin motor protein MYO10 facilitates post-entry spread of respiratory syncytial virus

This study identifies MYO10 as a host factor critical for RSV post-entry spread, showing that its disruption reduces viral dissemination without affecting early infection stages.

RNA virus genomes from centuries- to millennia-old Adelie penguin mummies

This study identifies ancient RNA virus genomes in Adelie penguin mummies, revealing viral sequences from specimens up to 2000 years old.

Data-Driven Virus Discovery with Virushunter and Virusgatherer

This paper introduces Virushunter and Virusgatherer, tools for discovering viral genomes from sequencing data, and applies them to bat transcriptomes to identify novel virus species.

A large replicase of nidovirus-like complexity in a putative RNA virus order "Quisvirales" expands the known diversity of helicase superfamilies

The paper identifies a new order of RNA viruses, Quisvirales, with a novel helicase superfamily replacing the nidovirus SF1 helicase, suggesting convergent evolution of large replicases.

RNA genome expansion up to 64 kb in nidoviruses is host constrained and associated with new modes of replicase expression

The paper expands the known range of nidovirus genomes up to 64 kb and identifies host constraints and new replicase expression modes in giant invertebrate nidoviruses.

Comprehensive profiling of wastewater viromes by genomic sequencing

The paper longitudinally analyzes wastewater viromes to track viral diversity and detect pathogens, identifying thousands of novel viral transcripts.