2023
Enhanced inhibition of MHC-I expression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants
Moriyama M, Lucas C, Monteiro V, Initiative Y, Iwasaki A, Chen N, Breban M, Hahn A, Pham K, Koch T, Chaguza C, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Peaper D, Landry M, Schulz W, Vogels C, Grubaugh N. Enhanced inhibition of MHC-I expression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2221652120. PMID: 37036977, PMCID: PMC10120007, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221652120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMHC-I expressionBreakthrough infectionsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variantsMajor histocompatibility complex class I expressionCell-mediated immunityInfluenza virus infectionSARS-CoV-2 VOCsMHC-I upregulationClass I expressionSARS-CoV-2T cell recognitionVirus infectionMHC II expressionSpike proteinEnhanced inhibitionInfectionCell recognitionCommon mutationsReinfectionE proteinAntibodiesViral genesSubvariantsExpression
2020
A satellite repeat-derived piRNA controls embryonic development of Aedes
Halbach R, Miesen P, Joosten J, Taşköprü E, Rondeel I, Pennings B, Vogels C, Merkling S, Koenraadt C, Lambrechts L, van Rij R. A satellite repeat-derived piRNA controls embryonic development of Aedes. Nature 2020, 580: 274-277. PMID: 32269344, PMCID: PMC7145458, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2159-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSatellite repeatsEmbryonic developmentGene expressionAbundant piwi-interacting RNAsLocal chromatin structureGlobal gene expressionTandem repeat elementsSequence-specific geneMosquito Aedes aegyptiPiRNA productionEukaryotic chromosomesChromatin structureEuchromatic regionsPiRNA sequencesMosquito biologyRepeat elementsDevelopmental arrestRepeatsDiverse classAedes aegyptiGenesTranscriptsCentral functionExpression