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Priyamvada Acharya

Duke University
Verified email at mail.nih.gov
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[HTML][HTML] Controlling the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein conformation

…, AL Hsu, MJ Borgnia, BF Haynes, P Acharya - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
The coronavirus (CoV) spike (S) protein, involved in viral–host cell fusion, is the primary
immunogenic target for virus neutralization and the current focus of many vaccine design efforts. …

[PDF][PDF] In vitro and in vivo functions of SARS-CoV-2 infection-enhancing and neutralizing antibodies

…, DC Montefiori, GD Sempowski, RS Baric, P Acharya… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) protect against COVID-19. A concern regarding
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies is whether they mediate disease enhancement. Here, we isolated …

[PDF][PDF] D614G spike mutation increases SARS CoV-2 susceptibility to neutralization

…, PA Shaw, MG Lewis, C Boesler, U Şahin, P Acharya… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein acquired
a D614G mutation early in the pandemic that confers greater infectivity and is now the …

[PDF][PDF] D614G mutation alters SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation and enhances protease cleavage at the S1/S2 junction

…, R Henderson, RJ Edwards, BF Haynes, P Acharya - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein is the target of
vaccine design efforts to end the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite a …

[PDF][PDF] Pandemic preparedness: developing vaccines and therapeutic antibodies for COVID-19

GD Sempowski, KO Saunders, P Acharya, KJ Wiehe… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that causes COVID-19 respiratory syndrome has caused
global public health and economic crises, necessitating rapid development of vaccines and …

Effect of natural mutations of SARS-CoV-2 on spike structure, conformation, and antigenicity

…, B Korber, BF Haynes, R Henderson, P Acharya - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
have been circulating worldwide since the beginning of the pandemic. Some are termed …

Structure and immune recognition of trimeric pre-fusion HIV-1 Env

…, IS Georgiev, C Soto, J Gorman, J Huang, P Acharya… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env) spike, comprising three
gp120 and three gp41 subunits, is a conformational machine that facilitates HIV-1 entry by …

[HTML][HTML] Neutralizing antibody vaccine for pandemic and pre-emergent coronaviruses

…, N Pardi, H Golding, S Khurana, P Acharya… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Betacoronaviruses caused the outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and
Middle East respiratory syndrome, as well as the current pandemic of SARS coronavirus 2 (…

Structures of the CCR5 N terminus and of a tyrosine-sulfated antibody with HIV-1 gp120 and CD4

C Huang, SN Lam, P Acharya, M Tang, SH Xiang… - Science, 2007 - science.org
The CCR5 co-receptor binds to the HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein and facilitates HIV-1
entry into cells. Its N terminus is tyrosine-sulfated, as are many antibodies that react with the …

Crystal structure, conformational fixation and entry-related interactions of mature ligand-free HIV-1 Env

Y Do Kwon, M Pancera, P Acharya… - Nature structural & …, 2015 - nature.com
As the sole viral antigen on the HIV-1–virion surface, trimeric Env is a focus of vaccine efforts.
Here we present the structure of the ligand-free HIV-1–Env trimer, fix its conformation and …