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Institute of Medical Science, The University of TokyoORCID 0000-0003-4761-1514Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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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.
Jumpei Ito, Adam Patrick Strange, Wei Liu…·Kei Sato
This paper introduces CoVFit, a protein language model that predicts SARS-CoV-2 variant fitness using spike protein sequences, identifying fitness-enhancing mutations and predicting emerging variants.
Yusuke Kosugi, Yu Kaku, Alfredo A. Hinay…·Kei Sato
The paper assesses the humoral immune response to XBB.1.5 vaccine in infection-naive and XBB-infected individuals against various SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Yu Kaku, Kaho Okumura, Miguel Padilla‐Blanco…·Kei Sato
This study investigates the virological properties of the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant, focusing on its mutations and potential immune evasion capabilities.