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Karen Kerr

MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus ResearchORCID 0009-0001-0194-9678Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Agnieszka M. SzemieliD· 2 shared Arvind H. PateliD· 2 shared Alain KohliD· 1 shared Andrew T. ClarkeiD· 1 shared Aziza ElmesmariiD· 1 shared Benjamin BrennaniD· 1 shared Brian J. WillettiD· 1 shared Charles P. McSharryiD· 1 shared

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Recent·Most cited

MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 9, 2026

Functional divergence of the NSs protein defines interferon antagonism and viral fitness across Bhanja virus lineages.

Andrew T. Clarke, Kelsey Davies, Mazigh Fares…·Benjamin Brennan

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.08.730832

mouseexperimental assay

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Cell BiologyDiscovery ImmunologyPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2025

PROS1 released by human lung basal cells upon SARS-CoV-2 infection facilitates epithelial cell repair and limits inflammation.

Theodoros Simakou, Agnieszka M. Szemiel, Lucy MacDonald…·Mariola Kurowska‐Stolarska

This study shows that PROS1 released by lung basal cells during SARS-CoV-2 infection reduces inflammation, promotes epithelial repair, and enhances antigen presentation.

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