VirusWarn: A Mutation-Based Early Warning System to Prioritize Concerning SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Virus Variants from Sequencing Data
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
27, С. 1081 - 1088
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
The
rapid
evolution
of
respiratory
viruses
is
characterized
by
the
emergence
variants
with
concerning
phenotypes
that
are
efficient
in
antibody
escape
or
show
high
transmissibility.
This
necessitates
timely
identification
such
surveillance
networks
to
assist
public
health
interventions.
Here,
we
introduce
VirusWarn,
a
comprehensive
system
designed
for
detecting,
prioritizing,
and
warning
emerging
virus
from
large
genomic
datasets.
VirusWarn
uses
both
manually-curated
rules
machine-learning
(ML)
classifiers
generate
rank
pathogen
sequences
based
on
mutations
concern
regions
interest.
Validation
results
SARS-CoV-2
showed
successfully
identifies
assessments,
manual-
ML-derived
criteria
positive
selection
analyses.
Although
initially
developed
SARS-CoV-2,
was
adapted
Influenza
their
dynamics,
provides
robust
performance,
integrating
scheme
accounts
fixed
past
seasons.
HTML
reports
provide
detailed
searchable
tables
visualizations,
including
mutation
plots
heatmaps.
Because
written
Nextflow,
it
can
be
easily
other
pathogens,
demonstrating
its
flexibility
scalability
efforts.
Язык: Английский
Spike Protein–Fibrinogen Interaction: A Novel Immune Evasion Strategy of SARS-CoV-2?
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
8(4), С. 1182 - 1184
Опубликована: Март 19, 2025
The
host
protein
fibrinogen
has
been
found
to
interact
with
the
N-terminal
domain
(NTD)
of
spike
in
SARS-CoV-2.
However,
evolutionary
benefit
this
binding
virus
still
remains
unclear.
Herein,
we
put
forward
rationale
and
supporting
evidence
that
its
more
conserved
NTD
is
an
immune
evasion
strategy
adopted
by
outsmart
targeted
neutralizing
antibodies.
Язык: Английский
Deciphering SARS-CoV-2 evolution under antibody immune pressure
Trends in Immunology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Demultiplexing and barcode-specific adaptive sampling for nanopore direct RNA sequencing
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
16(1)
Опубликована: Апрель 21, 2025
Abstract
Nanopore
direct
RNA
sequencing
(dRNA-seq)
enables
unique
insights
into
biology.
However,
applications
are
currently
limited
by
the
lack
of
accurate
and
cost-effective
sample
multiplexing.
Here
we
introduce
WarpDemuX,
an
ultra-fast
highly
adapter-barcoding
demultiplexing
approach
for
dRNA-seq
with
SQK-RNA002
SQK-RNA004
chemistries.
WarpDemuX
enhances
speed
accuracy
fast
processing
raw
nanopore
signal,
use
a
light-weight
machine-learning
algorithm
design
optimized
barcode
sets.
We
demonstrate
its
utility
performing
rapid
phenotypic
profiling
different
SARS-CoV-2
viruses
through
multiplexed
longitudinal
samples
on
single
flowcell,
identifying
systematic
differences
in
transcript
abundance
poly(A)
tail
lengths
during
infection.
Additionally,
integrating
control
software
real-time
enrichment
target
molecules
barcode-specific
adaptive
sampling,
which
enriching
low
viral
RNA.
In
summary,
represents
broadly
applicable,
high-performance,
economical
multiplexing
solution
dRNA-seq,
facilitating
advanced
(epi-)
transcriptomic
research.
Язык: Английский