[PDF][PDF] SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics reveals a variable infection gradient in the respiratory tract

…, T Asakura, KH Dinnon, T Kato, RE Lee, BL Yount… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The mode of acquisition and causes for the variable clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. We utilized a reverse genetics system to generate a …

[HTML][HTML] A SARS-like cluster of circulating bat coronaviruses shows potential for human emergence

VD Menachery, BL Yount, K Debbink, S Agnihothram… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle
East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV underscores the threat of cross-species …

[HTML][HTML] A mouse-adapted model of SARS-CoV-2 to test COVID-19 countermeasures

…, DR Martinez, SA Montgomery, A West, BL Yount Jr… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Coronaviruses are prone to transmission to new host species, as recently demonstrated by
the spread to humans of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), …

[PDF][PDF] Remdesivir inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human lung cells and chimeric SARS-CoV expressing the SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase in mice

…, SR Leist, LE Gralinksi, KH Dinnon, BL Yount… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of
the novel viral disease COVID-19. With no approved therapies, this pandemic illustrates the …

SARS-like WIV1-CoV poised for human emergence

VD Menachery, BL Yount Jr, AC Sims… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Outbreaks from zoonotic sources represent a threat to both human disease as well as the
global economy. Despite a wealth of metagenomics studies, methods to leverage these …

Reverse genetics with a full-length infectious cDNA of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

T Scobey, BL Yount, AC Sims… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Severe acute respiratory syndrome with high mortality rates (∼50%) is associated with a
novel group 2c betacoronavirus designated Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (…

Cell host response to infection with novel human coronavirus EMC predicts potential antivirals and important differences with SARS coronavirus

…, S Agnihothram, P Sova, VS Carter, BL Yount… - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
A novel human coronavirus (HCoV-EMC) was recently identified in the Middle East as the
causative agent of a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) resembling the illness caused …

Attenuation and restoration of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus mutant lacking 2′-o-methyltransferase activity

VD Menachery, BL Yount Jr, L Josset… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
The sudden emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in
2002 and, more recently, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV) …

[PDF][PDF] An immunocompetent mouse model of Zika virus infection

…, MB Uccellini, S Tripathi, J Morrison, BL Yount… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
Progress toward understanding Zika virus (ZIKV) pathogenesis is hindered by lack of
immunocompetent small animal models, in part because ZIKV fails to effectively antagonize Stat2-…

[HTML][HTML] A mouse model for MERS coronavirus-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

AS Cockrell, BL Yount, T Scobey, K Jensen… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a novel virus that emerged in
2012, causing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe pneumonia-like …