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ArticleGenes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms2022

Luciferase-based quantification of membrane fusion induced by SARS-CoV-2 S protein.

Kei Haga, Reiko Takai-Todaka, Akihito Sawada, Kazuhiko Katayama

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Article in Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kei HagaLaboratory of Viral Infection, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Reiko Takai-TodakaLaboratory of Viral Infection, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihito SawadaLaboratory of Viral Infection, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiko KatayamaLaboratory of Viral Infection, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7692-1151
Kitasato University · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 21ae0121001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is caused by SARS-CoV-2. Although several effective vaccines that target the Spike protein on the viral surface have been deployed, additional therapeutic agents are urgently needed. Here, we developed a system to measure the Spike protein function by quantifying cellular membrane fusion induced by the Spike protein. The system enables the evaluation of the effects of drugs and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 without using live viruses. Furthermore, the system characterizes membrane fusion activity of the Spike protein of each variant to reveal that Delta variant has more potent than Wuhan and Omicron. Our system could lead to develop high-throughput screening for drug candidates and neutralization antibodies that target virus entry and characterize Spike proteins from variants.

Indexed as

COVID-19Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusHumansLuciferasesMembrane FusionPandemicsSARS-CoV-2LuciferasesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID35488742
PMCPMC9347681
OpenAlexW4225121246

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