[HTML][HTML] A novel receptor-binding domain (RBD)-based mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

W Tai, X Zhang, A Drelich, J Shi, JC Hsu, L Luchsinger… - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Dear Editor, The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) highlights the need to develop effective …

[PDF][PDF] High potency of a bivalent human VH domain in SARS-CoV-2 animal models

…, DR Martinez, C Chen, Z Sun, SR Leist, A Drelich… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Novel COVID-19 therapeutics are urgently needed. We generated a phage-displayed
human antibody V H domain library from which we identified a high-affinity V H binder ab8. …

A quick route to multiple highly potent SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease inhibitors

…, DA Scott, EC Vatansever, AK Drelich… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pathogen, SARS‐CoV‐2, requires its main protease (SC2M Pro ) to digest
two of its translated long polypeptides to form a number of mature proteins that are essential …

Bepridil is potent against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

EC Vatansever, KS Yang, AK Drelich… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Guided by a computational docking analysis, about 30 Food and Drug Administration/European
Medicines Agency (FDA/EMA)-approved small-molecule medicines were characterized …

A clinical-stage cysteine protease inhibitor blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection of human and monkey cells

DM Mellott, CT Tseng, A Drelich, P Fajtová… - ACS chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Host-cell cysteine proteases play an essential role in the processing of the viral spike protein
of SARS coronaviruses. K777, an irreversible, covalent inactivator of cysteine proteases …

Rapid identification of a human antibody with high prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy in three animal models of SARS-CoV-2 infection

W Li, C Chen, A Drelich, DR Martinez… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Effective therapies are urgently needed for the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic. We identified
panels of fully human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from large phage-displayed Fab, …

Potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity by the natural product gallinamide A and analogues via inhibition of cathepsin L

…, A Stoye, L Beretta, D Pwee, A Drelich… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cathepsin L is a key host cysteine protease utilized by coronaviruses for cell entry and is a
promising drug target for novel antivirals against SARS-CoV-2. The marine natural product …

[HTML][HTML] Novel virus-like nanoparticle vaccine effectively protects animal model from SARS-CoV-2 infection

…, RS Baric, J Shang, SW Hong, A Drelich… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The key to battling the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential aftermath is to develop a variety
of vaccines that are efficacious and safe, elicit lasting immunity, and cover a range of SARS-…

Stapled Peptides Based on Human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Potently Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Infection In Vitro

F Curreli, SMB Victor, S Ahmed, A Drelich, X Tong… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SARS-CoV-2 uses human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as the primary receptor
to enter host cells and initiate the infection. The critical binding region of ACE2 is an ∼30-…

A universal bacteriophage T4 nanoparticle platform to design multiplex SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates by CRISPR engineering

…, SA David, PB Kilgore, J Sha, A Drelich… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
A “universal” platform that can rapidly generate multiplex vaccine candidates is critically
needed to control pandemics. Using the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 as a …