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  1. Article ; Online: Connections between biomechanics and higher infectivity

    Anshumali Mittal / Vikash Verma

    Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    a tale of the D614G mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

    2021  Volume 2

    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Connections between biomechanics and higher infectivity: a tale of the D614G mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

    Mittal, Anshumali / Verma, Vikash

    Signal transduction and targeted therapy

    2021  Volume 6, Issue 1, Page(s) 11

    MeSH term(s) Biomechanical Phenomena ; COVID-19 ; Humans ; Mutation ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/genetics
    Chemical Substances Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus ; spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2886872-9
    ISSN 2059-3635 ; 2095-9907
    ISSN (online) 2059-3635
    ISSN 2095-9907
    DOI 10.1038/s41392-020-00439-6
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  3. Article ; Online: Structural and antigenic variations in the spike protein of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

    Anshumali Mittal / Arun Khattri / Vikash Verma

    PLoS Pathogens, Vol 18, Iss

    2022  Volume 2

    Abstract: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is continuously evolving, and this poses a major threat to antibody therapies and currently authorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. It is therefore of utmost ... ...

    Abstract The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is continuously evolving, and this poses a major threat to antibody therapies and currently authorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. It is therefore of utmost importance to investigate and predict the putative mutations on the spike protein that confer immune evasion. Antibodies are key components of the human immune system’s response to SARS-CoV-2, and the spike protein is a prime target of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) as it plays critical roles in host cell recognition, fusion, and virus entry. The potency of therapeutic antibodies and vaccines partly depends on how readily the virus can escape neutralization. Recent structural and functional studies have mapped the epitope landscape of nAbs on the spike protein, which illustrates the footprints of several nAbs and the site of escape mutations. In this review, we discuss (1) the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants; (2) the structural basis for antibody-mediated neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and nAb classification; and (3) identification of the RBD escape mutations for several antibodies that resist antibody binding and neutralization. These escape maps are a valuable tool to predict SARS-CoV-2 fitness, and in conjunction with the structures of the spike-nAb complex, they can be utilized to facilitate the rational design of escape-resistant antibody therapeutics and vaccines.
    Keywords Immunologic diseases. Allergy ; RC581-607 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: Structural and antigenic variations in the spike protein of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

    Anshumali Mittal / Arun Khattri / Vikash Verma

    PLoS Pathogens, Vol 18, Iss 2, p e

    2022  Volume 1010260

    Abstract: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is continuously evolving, and this poses a major threat to antibody therapies and currently authorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. It is therefore of utmost ... ...

    Abstract The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is continuously evolving, and this poses a major threat to antibody therapies and currently authorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. It is therefore of utmost importance to investigate and predict the putative mutations on the spike protein that confer immune evasion. Antibodies are key components of the human immune system's response to SARS-CoV-2, and the spike protein is a prime target of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) as it plays critical roles in host cell recognition, fusion, and virus entry. The potency of therapeutic antibodies and vaccines partly depends on how readily the virus can escape neutralization. Recent structural and functional studies have mapped the epitope landscape of nAbs on the spike protein, which illustrates the footprints of several nAbs and the site of escape mutations. In this review, we discuss (1) the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants; (2) the structural basis for antibody-mediated neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and nAb classification; and (3) identification of the RBD escape mutations for several antibodies that resist antibody binding and neutralization. These escape maps are a valuable tool to predict SARS-CoV-2 fitness, and in conjunction with the structures of the spike-nAb complex, they can be utilized to facilitate the rational design of escape-resistant antibody therapeutics and vaccines.
    Keywords Immunologic diseases. Allergy ; RC581-607 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Structural and antigenic variations in the spike protein of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

    Mittal, Anshumali / Khattri, Arun / Verma, Vikash

    PLoS pathogens

    2022  Volume 18, Issue 2, Page(s) e1010260

    Abstract: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is continuously evolving, and this poses a major threat to antibody therapies and currently authorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. It is therefore of utmost ... ...

    Abstract The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is continuously evolving, and this poses a major threat to antibody therapies and currently authorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. It is therefore of utmost importance to investigate and predict the putative mutations on the spike protein that confer immune evasion. Antibodies are key components of the human immune system's response to SARS-CoV-2, and the spike protein is a prime target of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) as it plays critical roles in host cell recognition, fusion, and virus entry. The potency of therapeutic antibodies and vaccines partly depends on how readily the virus can escape neutralization. Recent structural and functional studies have mapped the epitope landscape of nAbs on the spike protein, which illustrates the footprints of several nAbs and the site of escape mutations. In this review, we discuss (1) the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants; (2) the structural basis for antibody-mediated neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and nAb classification; and (3) identification of the RBD escape mutations for several antibodies that resist antibody binding and neutralization. These escape maps are a valuable tool to predict SARS-CoV-2 fitness, and in conjunction with the structures of the spike-nAb complex, they can be utilized to facilitate the rational design of escape-resistant antibody therapeutics and vaccines.
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology ; Antibodies, Viral/immunology ; Antigenic Variation ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19/virology ; COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology ; Epitopes/immunology ; Humans ; Immune Evasion ; Models, Structural ; Mutation ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; SARS-CoV-2/immunology ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/chemistry ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/genetics ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Epitopes ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2205412-1
    ISSN 1553-7374 ; 1553-7374
    ISSN (online) 1553-7374
    ISSN 1553-7374
    DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010260
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  6. Article ; Online: Synthesis and purification of linkage-specific polyubiquitin chains of distinct length for structural studies.

    Mittal, Anshumali / Shakya, Binita

    Analytical biochemistry

    2018  Volume 559, Page(s) 1–4

    Abstract: Polyubiquitylation is one of the most versatile post-translational modifications involved in the regulation of numerous intracellular signaling processes. An assembly procedure that is simple, robust, and efficient to synthesize and purify linkage- ... ...

    Abstract Polyubiquitylation is one of the most versatile post-translational modifications involved in the regulation of numerous intracellular signaling processes. An assembly procedure that is simple, robust, and efficient to synthesize and purify linkage-specific polyubiquitin chains of defined length at a preparative scale is required in biophysical and structural studies. Here, we have optimized known enzymatic procedures in the form of a protocol to obtain multi-milligrams of Lys48-and Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chain types with more than 99% purity. Mass spectrometry (ESI/MS) analysis of K48- and K63-linked diubiquitin confirmed that the enzymes used in the preparation generated homogeneous linkages with no promiscuity.
    MeSH term(s) Mass Spectrometry ; Polyubiquitin/chemical synthesis ; Polyubiquitin/chemistry ; Polyubiquitin/isolation & purification ; Protein Conformation
    Chemical Substances Polyubiquitin (120904-94-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-08-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1110-1
    ISSN 1096-0309 ; 0003-2697
    ISSN (online) 1096-0309
    ISSN 0003-2697
    DOI 10.1016/j.ab.2018.08.007
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  7. Article: Synthesis and purification of linkage-specific polyubiquitin chains of distinct length for structural studies

    Mittal, Anshumali / Binita Shakya

    Analytical biochemistry. 2018 Oct. 15, v. 559

    2018  

    Abstract: Polyubiquitylation is one of the most versatile post-translational modifications involved in the regulation of numerous intracellular signaling processes. An assembly procedure that is simple, robust, and efficient to synthesize and purify linkage- ... ...

    Abstract Polyubiquitylation is one of the most versatile post-translational modifications involved in the regulation of numerous intracellular signaling processes. An assembly procedure that is simple, robust, and efficient to synthesize and purify linkage-specific polyubiquitin chains of defined length at a preparative scale is required in biophysical and structural studies. Here, we have optimized known enzymatic procedures in the form of a protocol to obtain multi-milligrams of Lys48-and Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chain types with more than 99% purity. Mass spectrometry (ESI/MS) analysis of K48- and K63-linked diubiquitin confirmed that the enzymes used in the preparation generated homogeneous linkages with no promiscuity.
    Keywords enzymes ; mass spectrometry ; post-translational modification
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2018-1015
    Size p. 1-4.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1110-1
    ISSN 1096-0309 ; 0003-2697
    ISSN (online) 1096-0309
    ISSN 0003-2697
    DOI 10.1016/j.ab.2018.08.007
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  8. Article ; Online: COVID-19 pandemic

    Anshumali Mittal / Kavyashree Manjunath / Rajesh Kumar Ranjan / Sandeep Kaushik / Sujeet Kumar / Vikash Verma

    PLoS Pathogens, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e

    Insights into structure, function, and hACE2 receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2.

    2020  Volume 1008762

    Abstract: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerging, highly transmissible, and pathogenic coronavirus in humans that has caused global public health emergencies and economic crises. To date, millions of infections and ... ...

    Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerging, highly transmissible, and pathogenic coronavirus in humans that has caused global public health emergencies and economic crises. To date, millions of infections and thousands of deaths have been reported worldwide, and the numbers continue to rise. Currently, there is no specific drug or vaccine against this deadly virus; therefore, there is a pressing need to understand the mechanism(s) through which this virus enters the host cell. Viral entry into the host cell is a multistep process in which SARS-CoV-2 utilizes the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike (S) glycoprotein to recognize angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors on the human cells; this initiates host-cell entry by promoting viral-host cell membrane fusion through large-scale conformational changes in the S protein. Receptor recognition and fusion are critical and essential steps of viral infections and are key determinants of the viral host range and cross-species transmission. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the origin and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and the roles of key viral factors. We discuss the structure of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 and its significance in drug discovery and explain the receptor recognition mechanisms of coronaviruses. Further, we provide a comparative analysis of the SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 S proteins and their receptor-binding specificity and discuss the differences in their antigenicity based on biophysical and structural characteristics.
    Keywords Immunologic diseases. Allergy ; RC581-607 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; covid19
    Subject code 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: COVID-19 pandemic: Insights into structure, function, and hACE2 receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2.

    Mittal, Anshumali / Manjunath, Kavyashree / Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar / Kaushik, Sandeep / Kumar, Sujeet / Verma, Vikash

    PLoS pathogens

    2020  Volume 16, Issue 8, Page(s) e1008762

    Abstract: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerging, highly transmissible, and pathogenic coronavirus in humans that has caused global public health emergencies and economic crises. To date, millions of infections and ... ...

    Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerging, highly transmissible, and pathogenic coronavirus in humans that has caused global public health emergencies and economic crises. To date, millions of infections and thousands of deaths have been reported worldwide, and the numbers continue to rise. Currently, there is no specific drug or vaccine against this deadly virus; therefore, there is a pressing need to understand the mechanism(s) through which this virus enters the host cell. Viral entry into the host cell is a multistep process in which SARS-CoV-2 utilizes the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike (S) glycoprotein to recognize angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors on the human cells; this initiates host-cell entry by promoting viral-host cell membrane fusion through large-scale conformational changes in the S protein. Receptor recognition and fusion are critical and essential steps of viral infections and are key determinants of the viral host range and cross-species transmission. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the origin and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and the roles of key viral factors. We discuss the structure of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 and its significance in drug discovery and explain the receptor recognition mechanisms of coronaviruses. Further, we provide a comparative analysis of the SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 S proteins and their receptor-binding specificity and discuss the differences in their antigenicity based on biophysical and structural characteristics.
    MeSH term(s) Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 ; Animals ; Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/metabolism ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/metabolism ; Pneumonia, Viral/metabolism ; Pneumonia, Viral/virology ; Receptors, Virus/immunology ; Receptors, Virus/metabolism ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/immunology ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/metabolism ; Virus Internalization
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Virus ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A (EC 3.4.15.1) ; ACE2 protein, human (EC 3.4.17.23) ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (EC 3.4.17.23)
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2205412-1
    ISSN 1553-7374 ; 1553-7366
    ISSN (online) 1553-7374
    ISSN 1553-7366
    DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008762
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  10. Article ; Online: COVID-19 pandemic

    Mittal, Anshumali / Manjunath, Kavyashree / Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar / Kaushik, Sandeep / Kumar, Sujeet / Verma, Vikash

    PLOS Pathogens

    Insights into structure, function, and hACE2 receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2

    2020  Volume 16, Issue 8, Page(s) e1008762

    Keywords Immunology ; Genetics ; Molecular Biology ; Microbiology ; Parasitology ; Virology ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2205412-1
    ISSN 1553-7374 ; 1553-7366
    ISSN (online) 1553-7374
    ISSN 1553-7366
    DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008762
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