The paper maps T cell epitopes in SARS-CoV-2, showing that immunodominant regions are conserved across variants and important for immune surveillance.

iScience · Jul 2, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Envelope T9I adaptation confers resistance to autophagy

Susanne Klute, Rayhane Nchioua, Arne Cordsmeier, Jyoti Vishwakarma, Lennart Koepke, Hala Alshammary, Christoph Jung, Maximilian Hirschenberger, Helene Hoenigsperger, Jana-Romana Fischer, Rinu Sivarajan, Fabian Zech, Steffen Stenger, Ruth Serra-Moreno, Ana Silvia Gonzalez-Reiche, , Konstantin M. J. Sparrer

The paper shows that the T9I mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 E protein confers autophagy resistance in Omicron variants, contributing to their spread.

iScience · Jun 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

SARS-CoV-2 spread across the Colombian-Venezuelan border

Alberto Paniz‐Mondolfi, Marina Muñoz, Carolina Flórez, Sergio Gomez, Angélica Rico, Lisseth Pardo, Esther C. Barros, Carolina Hernández, Lourdes Delgado, Jesús E. Jaimes, Luis Pérez, Aníbal A. Teherán, Hala Alshammary, Ajay Obla, Zenab Khan, , Juan David Ramírez

The paper reports SARS-CoV-2 genomic data from Venezuela and finds similarities with Colombian and Brazilian lineages, suggesting cross-border transmission despite containment measures.

Infection Genetics and Evolution · Nov 3, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine