Genomics and epidemiology of the P. 1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil

…, VH Nascimento, MA Suchard, TA Bowden… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in
Manaus, Brazil, resurged in late 2020 despite previously high levels of infection. Genome …

[PDF][PDF] Antibody evasion by the P. 1 strain of SARS-CoV-2

…, MA Williams, DR Hall, RJG Hulswit, TA Bowden… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Terminating the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic relies upon pan-global vaccination. Current
vaccines elicit neutralizing antibody responses to the virus spike derived from early isolates. …

[PDF][PDF] Case study: prolonged infectious SARS-CoV-2 shedding from an asymptomatic immunocompromised individual with cancer

…, SD Judson, ER Fischer, C Martens, TA Bowden… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Long-term severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding was
observed from the upper respiratory tract of a female immunocompromised individual with …

Zika virus in the Americas: early epidemiological and genetic findings

…, MS Cunha, SC Hill, J Thézé, MB Bonsall, TA Bowden… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), with ~30,000 cases
reported to date. ZIKV was first detected in Brazil in May 2015, and cases of microcephaly …

[HTML][HTML] Exploitation of glycosylation in enveloped virus pathobiology

Y Watanabe, TA Bowden, IA Wilson… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2019 - Elsevier
Glycosylation is a ubiquitous post-translational modification responsible for a multitude of
crucial biological roles. As obligate parasites, viruses exploit host-cell machinery to glycosylate …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerabilities in coronavirus glycan shields despite extensive glycosylation

…, OG Pybus, JS McLellan, IA Wilson, TA Bowden… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
coronaviruses (CoVs) are zoonotic pathogens with high fatality rates and pandemic potential. …

Toremifene interacts with and destabilizes the Ebola virus glycoprotein

…, J Ren, K Harlos, DM Jones, A Zeltina, TA Bowden… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Ebola viruses (EBOVs) are responsible for repeated outbreaks of fatal infections, including
the recent deadly epidemic in West Africa. There are currently no approved therapeutic drugs …

Identification of common deletions in the spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

…, N Loman, A Rambaut, C Ke, TA Bowden… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus first
identified in December 2019. Notable features that make SARS-CoV-2 distinct from most …

Structural basis of Nipah and Hendra virus attachment to their cell-surface receptor ephrin-B2

TA Bowden, AR Aricescu, RJC Gilbert… - Nature structural & …, 2008 - nature.com
Nipah and Hendra viruses are emergent paramyxoviruses, causing disease characterized
by rapid onset and high mortality rates, resulting in their classification as Biosafety Level 4 …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for henipavirus spillover into human populations in Africa

…, TE Yun, A Park, TT Zachariah, TA Bowden… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Zoonotic transmission of lethal henipaviruses (HNVs) from their natural fruit bat reservoirs to
humans has only been reported in Australia and South/Southeast Asia. However, a recent …