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Richard K. Plemper is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Genetics.

The scientist's publications cover several significant topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Plemper has contributed to numerous papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • "Therapeutically administered ribonucleoside analogue MK-4482/EIDD-2801 blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets," 2020, published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Oral prodrug of remdesivir parent GS-441524 is efficacious against SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "4'-Fluorouridine is an oral antiviral that blocks respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 replication," 2022, published in Science
  • "A modular framework for multiscale, multicellular, spatiotemporal modeling of acute primary viral infection and immune response in epithelial tissues and its application to drug therapy timing and effectiveness," 2020, published in PLoS Computational Biology
  • "4'-Fluorouridine is an oral antiviral that blocks respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 replication," 2022, published in PubMed

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Virology
  • Nature Communications
  • Current Opinion in Virology
  • Nature Microbiology

Collaboration is a notable part of their work, with frequent co-authors including Robert M. Cox, Carolin M. Lieber, Julien Sourimant, Alexander L. Greninger, and Michael G. Natchus.

Best Publications

  • Mutant analysis links the translocon and BiP to retrograde protein transport for ER degradation

    Richard K. Plemper;Sigrun Böhmler;Javier Bordallo;Thomas Sommer

  • The medial-Golgi Ion Pump Pmr1 Supplies the Yeast Secretory Pathway with Ca2+ and Mn2+ Required for Glycosylation, Sorting, and Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Protein Degradation

    Gabriele Dürr;Jochen Strayle;Richard Plemper;Saskia Elbs

  • Retrograde protein translocation: ERADication of secretory proteins in health and disease.

    Richard K Plemper;Dieter H Wolf

  • Der3p/Hrd1p Is Required for Endoplasmic Reticulum-associated Degradation of Misfolded Lumenal and Integral Membrane Proteins

    Javier Bordallo;Richard K. Plemper;Andreas Finger;Dieter H. Wolf

  • Therapeutically administered ribonucleoside analogue MK-4482/EIDD-2801 blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets.

    Robert M. Cox;Josef D. Wolf;Richard K. Plemper

  • Characterization of orally efficacious influenza drug with high resistance barrier in ferrets and human airway epithelia

    Mart Toots;Jeong-Joong Yoon;Robert M. Cox;Michael Hart

  • Tunable and reversible drug control of protein production via a self-excising degron.

    Hokyung K Chung;Conor L Jacobs;Yunwen Huo;Jin Yang

  • Genetic interactions of Hrd3p and Der3p/Hrd1p with Sec61p suggest a retro-translocation complex mediating protein transport for ER degradation.

    Richard K. Plemper;Javier Bordallo;Peter M. Deak;Christof Taxis

  • Endoplasmic reticulum degradation of a mutated ATP-binding cassette transporter Pdr5 proceeds in a concerted action of Sec61 and the proteasome.

    Richard K. Plemper;Ralf Egner;Karl Kuchler;Dieter H. Wolf

  • Orally Efficacious Broad-Spectrum Ribonucleoside Analog Inhibitor of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Viruses.

    Jeong-Joong Yoon;Mart Toots;Sujin Lee;Myung-Eun Lee

  • A stabilized respiratory syncytial virus reverse genetics system amenable to recombination-mediated mutagenesis

    Anne L. Hotard;Fyza Y. Shaikh;Sujin Lee;Dan Yan

  • Single-Chain Antibody Displayed on a Recombinant Measles Virus Confers Entry through the Tumor-Associated Carcinoembryonic Antigen

    Anthea L. Hammond;Richard K. Plemper;Jie Zhang;Urs Schneider

  • Measles virus envelope glycoproteins hetero-oligomerize in the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Richard K. Plemper;Anthea L. Hammond;Roberto Cattaneo

  • Strength of Envelope Protein Interaction Modulates Cytopathicity of Measles Virus

    Richard K. Plemper;Anthea L. Hammond;Denis Gerlier;Adele K. Fielding

  • Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Prevent and Cure Rotavirus Infection.

    Zhenda Shi;Jun Zou;Zhan Zhang;Xu Zhao

  • 4′-Fluorouridine is an oral antiviral that blocks respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 replication

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  • Cell entry of enveloped viruses.

    Richard Karl Plemper

  • Functional Interaction between Paramyxovirus Fusion and Attachment Proteins

    Jin K. Lee;Andrew Prussia;Tanja Paal;Laura K. White

  • Probing the Spatial Organization of Measles Virus Fusion Complexes

    Tanja Paal;Melinda A. Brindley;Courtney St. Clair;Andrew Prussia

  • Structural and Mechanistic Studies of Measles Virus Illuminate Paramyxovirus Entry

    Richard Karl Plemper;Melinda A. Brindley;Ronald M. Iorio

  • Quantitative efficacy paradigms of the influenza clinical drug candidate EIDD-2801 in the ferret model.

    Mart Toots;Jeong-Joong Yoon;Michael Hart;Michael G. Natchus

  • Oral prodrug of remdesivir parent GS-441524 is efficacious against SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets.

    Robert M. Cox;Josef D. Wolf;Carolin M. Lieber;Julien Sourimant

  • The Respiratory Syncytial Virus Fusion Protein and Neutrophils Mediate the Airway Mucin Response to Pathogenic Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Kate L. Stokes;Michael G. Currier;Kaori Sakamoto;Sujin Lee

  • Systematic Approaches towards the Development of Host-Directed Antiviral Therapeutics

    Andrew Prussia;Pahk Thepchatri;James P Snyder;Richard Karl Plemper

  • Promotion of virus assembly and organization by the measles virus matrix protein.

    Zunlong Ke;Joshua D. Strauss;Cheri M. Hampton;Melinda A. Brindley

Frequent Co-Authors

James P. Snyder
James P. Snyder Emory University
Dennis C. Liotta
Dennis C. Liotta Emory University
Alexander L. Greninger
Alexander L. Greninger University of Washington
Martin L. Moore
Martin L. Moore Emory University
Luis Martínez-Sobrido
Luis Martínez-Sobrido Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Richard W. Compans
Richard W. Compans Emory University
Andreas Zurbriggen
Andreas Zurbriggen University of Bern
Makoto Takeda
Makoto Takeda National Institutes of Health
David A. Steinhauer
David A. Steinhauer Emory University
Benhur Lee
Benhur Lee Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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