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Drayman Nir

The University of California, Irvine
Verified email at uci.edu
Cited by 1366

HSV-1 single-cell analysis reveals the activation of anti-viral and developmental programs in distinct sub-populations

N Drayman, P Patel, L Vistain, S Tay - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.46339.001 Viral infection is usually studied at the population level by averaging
over millions of cells. However, infection at the single-cell level is highly heterogeneous, …

Masitinib is a broad coronavirus 3CL inhibitor that blocks replication of SARS-CoV-2

N Drayman, JK DeMarco, KA Jones, SA Azizi… - Science, 2021 - science.org
There is an urgent need for antiviral agents that treat severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We screened a library of 1900 clinically safe drugs …

Virus strategies for passing the nuclear envelope barrier

O Kobiler, N Drayman, V Butin-Israeli, A Oppenheim - Nucleus, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Viruses that replicate in the nucleus need to pass the nuclear envelope barrier during infection.
Research in recent years indicates that the nuclear envelope is a major hurdle for many …

Cannabidiol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication through induction of the host ER stress and innate immune responses

…, SN Chen, T Ohtsuki, JB Friesen, N Drayman… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and ongoing
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic underscores the need for new treatments. …

[PDF][PDF] An identical miRNA of the human JC and BK polyoma viruses targets the stress-induced ligand ULBP3 to escape immune elimination

…, A Vitenshtein, P Tsukerman, N Drayman… - Cell host & …, 2011 - cell.com
The human polyoma viruses JCV and BKV establish asymptomatic persistent infection in 65%–90%
of humans but can cause severe illness under immunosuppressive conditions. The …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive SARS-CoV-2–human protein–protein interactome reveals COVID-19 pathobiology and potential host therapeutic targets

…, M Bertolotti, M Nerkar, L Jehi, N Drayman… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Studying viral–host protein–protein interactions can facilitate the discovery of therapies for
viral infection. We use high-throughput yeast two-hybrid experiments and mass spectrometry …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and promotes the host innate immune response

…, TJ Best, T Ohtsuki, SN Chen, JB Friesen, N Drayman… - biorxiv, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The rapid spread of COVID-19 underscores the need for new treatments. Here we report
that cannabidiol (CBD), a compound produced by the cannabis plant, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput RNA sequencing of paraformaldehyde-fixed single cells

HV Phan, M van Gent, N Drayman, A Basu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Single-cell transcriptomic studies that require intracellular protein staining, rare cell sorting,
or inactivation of infectious pathogens are severely limited. This is because current high-…

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors using a synthesis-directed de novo design model

A Morris, W McCorkindale, N Drayman… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The SARS-CoV-2 main viral protease (Mpro) is an attractive target for antivirals given its
distinctiveness from host proteases, essentiality in the viral life cycle and conservation across …

Drug repurposing screen identifies masitinib as a 3CLpro inhibitor that blocks replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

N Drayman, KA Jones, SA Azizi, HM Froggatt, K Tan… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
There is an urgent need for anti-viral agents that treat SARS-CoV-2 infection. The shortest
path to clinical use is repurposing of drugs that have an established safety profile in humans. …