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Gary Whittaker

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Gerald Whittaker

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[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of coronavirus cell entry mediated by the viral spike protein

S Belouzard, JK Millet, BN Licitra, GR Whittaker - Viruses, 2012 - mdpi.com
Coronaviruses are enveloped positive-stranded RNA viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm.
To deliver their nucleocapsid into the host cell, they rely on the fusion of their envelope with …

Host cell proteases: critical determinants of coronavirus tropism and pathogenesis

JK Millet, GR Whittaker - Virus research, 2015 - Elsevier
… of FIPV-1146 S, as the R to G mutation found at that site (Table 2) is reminiscent of the R to
… We are grateful to all members of the Whittaker laboratory for helpful discussions. This work …

Coronavirus membrane fusion mechanism offers a potential target for antiviral development

T Tang, M Bidon, JA Jaimes, GR Whittaker, S Daniel - Antiviral research, 2020 - Elsevier
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has focused attention on the need to
develop effective therapies against the causative agent, SARS-CoV-2, and also against other …

Network dea

R Färe, S Grosskopf, G Whittaker - Modeling data irregularities and …, 2007 - Springer
This chapter describes network DEA models, where a network consists of sub-technologies.
A DEA model typically describes a technology to a level of abstraction necessary for the …

Activation of the SARS coronavirus spike protein via sequential proteolytic cleavage at two distinct sites

…, VC Chu, GR Whittaker - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The coronavirus spike protein (S) plays a key role in the early steps of viral infection, with the
S1 domain responsible for receptor binding and the S2 domain mediating membrane fusion…

[PDF][PDF] β-Coronaviruses use lysosomes for egress instead of the biosynthetic secretory pathway

…, GR Whittaker, CAM de Haan, J Kehrl, G Altan-Bonnet… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
β-Coronaviruses are a family of positive-strand enveloped RNA viruses that includes the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Much is known regarding …

Phylogenetic analysis and structural modeling of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals an evolutionary distinct and proteolytically sensitive activation loop

…, NM André, JS Chappie, JK Millet, GR Whittaker - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) originally arose as part of a major
outbreak of respiratory disease centered on Hubei province, China. It is now a global …

Host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus after two-step, furin-mediated activation of the spike protein

JK Millet, GR Whittaker - Proceedings of the National …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a newly identified betacoronavirus
causing high morbidity and mortality in humans. The coronavirus spike (S) protein is …

Dissecting virus entry via endocytosis

SB Sieczkarski, GR Whittaker - Journal of General …, 2002 - microbiologyresearch.org
… In these cells, influenza virus entry was arrested at the level of the late endosome (SB
Sieczkarski, HA Brown and GR Whittaker, unpublished data), without any apparent defect in …

Influenza virus can enter and infect cells in the absence of clathrin-mediated endocytosis

SB Sieczkarski, GR Whittaker - Journal of virology, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Influenza virus has been described to enter host cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
However, it has also been suggested that other endocytic routes may provide additional entry …