Laboratory of Functional Viromics (LETKO)
@fviromics.bsky.social
Dr. Michael Letko’s Laboratory of Functional Viromics | we study zoonotic potential of novel viruses.
For more information, check out our website: https://labs.wsu.edu/lofv/
For more information, check out our website: https://labs.wsu.edu/lofv/
In our latest study we used alphafold 3 to predict the interaction between HKU5 virus spike protein and its receptor, ACE2. Using a 2021-based dataset, AF3 produced a new interface that has now been validated by other groups with cryoEM. What other new interactions can AF3 show us? rdcu.be/en7Dy
May 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In our latest study we used alphafold 3 to predict the interaction between HKU5 virus spike protein and its receptor, ACE2. Using a 2021-based dataset, AF3 produced a new interface that has now been validated by other groups with cryoEM. What other new interactions can AF3 show us? rdcu.be/en7Dy
And we’re now off the other platform. To celebrate this moment and embrace the growing Bluesky science community, next week we will announce our latest preprint for a very cool new study that is sure to appeal to anybody studying bat viruses and bat immunology. Only posting here from now on. 🥂
November 13, 2024 at 5:02 AM
And we’re now off the other platform. To celebrate this moment and embrace the growing Bluesky science community, next week we will announce our latest preprint for a very cool new study that is sure to appeal to anybody studying bat viruses and bat immunology. Only posting here from now on. 🥂
Almost 5 years later and I finally received a plaque from the NIH for key contributions during the COVID pandemic. We released this pre-print demonstrating, with lab experiments, that ACE2 was the receptor for “2019-nCoV” (aka SARS-CoV-2) on Jan-22-2020.
tinyurl.com/2rewzw6b
tinyurl.com/2rewzw6b
October 27, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Almost 5 years later and I finally received a plaque from the NIH for key contributions during the COVID pandemic. We released this pre-print demonstrating, with lab experiments, that ACE2 was the receptor for “2019-nCoV” (aka SARS-CoV-2) on Jan-22-2020.
tinyurl.com/2rewzw6b
tinyurl.com/2rewzw6b