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Sean PJ Whelan

Washington University in Saint Louis
Verified email at wustl.edu
Cited by 27495

[HTML][HTML] Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

…, CD Weiss, DE Wentworth, SM Weston, SPJ Whelan… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The global emergence of many severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
variants jeopardizes the protective antiviral immunity induced after infection or …

[PDF][PDF] Tracking changes in SARS-CoV-2 spike: evidence that D614G increases infectivity of the COVID-19 virus

…, LG Perez, H Tang, A Moon-Walker, SP Whelan… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
A SARS-CoV-2 variant carrying the Spike protein amino acid change D614G has become
the most prevalent form in the global pandemic. Dynamic tracking of variant frequencies …

[PDF][PDF] Complete mapping of mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain that escape antibody recognition

…, N Suryadevara, PW Rothlauf, Z Liu, SPJ Whelan… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Antibodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) are being developed
as therapeutics and are a major contributor to neutralizing antibody responses elicited …

TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes

…, MS Diamond, MA Ciorba, SPJ Whelan… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Gastrointestinal symptoms and fecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA are frequently observed
in COVID-19. However, it is unclear whether SARS-CoV-2 replicates in the human intestine …

[PDF][PDF] Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations that attenuate monoclonal and serum antibody neutralization

…, DH Fremont, MS Diamond, SPJ Whelan - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein are a goal of COVID-19
vaccines and have received emergency use authorization as therapeutics. However, viral …

Transcriptional control of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of vesicular stomatitis virus

JN Barr, SPJ Whelan, GW Wertz - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Structure …, 2002 - Elsevier
… In contrast, the target size of the P, M, G and L genes was larger than … P corresponded to
the physical size of N+P, that of M corresponded to N+P+M, and that of G corresponded to N+P+…

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 RBD antibodies that maximize breadth and resistance to escape

…, JD Chodera, CM Hebner, HW Virgin, SPJ Whelan… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
An ideal therapeutic anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody would resist viral escape 1 , 2 – 3 , have
activity against diverse sarbecoviruses 4 , 5 , 6 – 7 , and be highly protective through viral …

Ebola virus entry requires the cholesterol transporter Niemann–Pick C1

…, AM Griffin, G Ruthel, PD Cin, JM Dye, SP Whelan… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Infections by the Ebola and Marburg filoviruses cause a rapidly fatal haemorrhagic fever in
humans for which no approved antivirals are available 1 . Filovirus entry is mediated by the …

[PDF][PDF] N-terminal domain antigenic mapping reveals a site of vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

…, J Neyts, A Riva, G Snell, A Telenti, SPJ Whelan… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) glycoprotein contains an immunodominant receptor-binding
domain (RBD) targeted by most neutralizing antibodies (Abs) in COVID-19 patient plasma. Little …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid isolation and profiling of a diverse panel of human monoclonal antibodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

…, DR Martinez, PW Rothlauf, LM Bloyet, SPJ Whelan… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Antibodies are a principal determinant of immunity for most RNA viruses and have promise
to reduce infection or disease during major epidemics. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 …