Laury Baillon

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

Histopathological findings and viral tropism in UK patients with severe fatal COVID-19: a post-mortem study

Brian Hanley, Kikkeri N. Naresh, Candice Roufosse et al. · The Lancet Microbe · 2020 · 562 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

Mutations that adapt SARS-CoV-2 to mink or ferret do not increase fitness in the human airway

Jie Zhou, Thomas P. Peacock, Jonathan C. Brown et al. · Cell Reports · 2022 · 68 citations · Full text

Ferret Adaptation, Human Airway, Viral Pathogenesis +16