Ruthiran Kugathasan

The furin cleavage site in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is required for transmission in ferrets

Thomas P. Peacock, Daniel H. Goldhill, Jie Zhou et al. · Nature Microbiology · 2021 · 785 citations · Full text

Developmental Biology, Signal Transduction, Viral Pathogenesis +8

The altered entry pathway and antigenic distance of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant map to separate domains of spike protein

Thomas P. Peacock, Jonathan C. Brown, Jie Zhou et al. · 2022 · 291 citations · Full text

Viral Pathogenesis, Immunology, Immunodominance +19

Clinical and laboratory evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow assays for use in a national COVID-19 seroprevalence survey

Barnaby Flower, Jonathan C. Brown, Bryony Simmons et al. · Thorax · 2020 · 155 citations · Full text

The furin cleavage site of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is a key determinant for transmission due to enhanced replication in airway cells

Thomas P. Peacock, Daniel H. Goldhill, Jie Zhou et al. · 2020 · 103 citations · Full text

Viral Replication, Virus Entry, Viral Pathogenesis +20

Increased transmission of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 (VOC 2020212/01) is not accounted for by a replicative advantage in primary airway cells or antibody escape

Jonathan C. Brown, Daniel H. Goldhill, Jie Zhou et al. · 2021 · 96 citations

Viral Replication, Viral Immunity, Viral Pathogenesis +19