Brian J. Willett

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that cell culture-adapted strains of FIV are able to use the alpha-chemokine receptor CXCR4 for cell fusion, suggesting a close evolutionary link between FIV and HIV and a common mechanism of infection involving an interaction between the virus and a member of the seven-transmembrane domain chemokine receptors family of molecules.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors demonstrate substantial evasion of neutralization by Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants in vitro using sera from individuals vaccinated with ChAdOx1, BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273.529.

TL;DR: A primary receptor for FIV is identified as CD134 (OX40), a T cell activation antigen and costimulatory molecule that promotes viral binding and renders cells permissive for viral entry, productive infection, and syncytium formation.

TL;DR: It is shown that the induction of protective immunity to FIV infection using inactivated virus vaccines offers hope for the development of a successful vaccine for AIDS.

TL;DR: It is shown that immunity from natural infection (without vaccination) is more protective than two doses of vaccine but inferior to three doses, and fundamental changes in the Omicron entry process in vitro, towards TMPRSS2-independent fusion, representing a major shift in the replication properties of SARS-CoV-2.