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  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert M. Krug is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and computational approaches to drug discovery. Their research covers a range of topics related to viral infections, epidemiology, and clinical studies involving prominent viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, Hepatitis C virus, and influenza.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Hepatitis C virus drugs that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease synergize with remdesivir to suppress viral replication in cell culture, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Modeling mitigation of influenza epidemics by baloxavir, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Public Health Impact of Paxlovid as Treatment for COVID-19, United States, 2024, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Structural similarities between SARS-CoV2 3CLpro and other viral proteases suggest potential lead molecules for developing broad spectrum antivirals, 2022, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • A retrospective cohort study of Paxlovid efficacy depending on treatment time in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 2024, eLife

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • G.T. Montelione
  • Khushboo Bafna
  • Kris M. White
  • Catherine A. Royer
  • Adolfo García-Sastre

Robert M. Krug has published primarily in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Emerging infectious diseases

Their work predominantly falls under the field of medicine, with subfields notably including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Hepatology
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Modeling and Simulation

Main topics addressed in their research include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

Among their recognitions, Robert M. Krug was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • A unique cap(m7GpppXm)-dependent influenza virion endonuclease cleaves capped RNAs to generate the primers that initiate viral RNA transcription

    Stephen J. Plotch;Michele Bouloy;Ismo Ulmanen;Robert M. Krug

  • Influenza Virus NS1 Protein Interacts with the Cellular 30 kDa Subunit of CPSF and Inhibits 3′ End Formation of Cellular Pre-mRNAs

    Martin E. Nemeroff;Silvia M.L. Barabino;Yongzhong Li;Walter Keller

  • Influenza B virus NS1 protein inhibits conjugation of the interferon (IFN)‐induced ubiquitin‐like ISG15 protein

    Weiming Yuan;Robert M. Krug

  • The primary function of RNA binding by the influenza A virus NS1 protein in infected cells: Inhibiting the 2′-5′ oligo (A) synthetase/RNase L pathway

    Ji-Young Min;Robert M. Krug

  • Influenza A virus NS1 protein targets poly(A)-binding protein II of the cellular 3'-end processing machinery.

    Zhongying Chen;Yongzhong Li;Robert M. Krug

  • Binding of the Influenza Virus NS1 Protein to Double-Stranded RNA Inhibits the Activation of the Protein Kinase That Phosphorylates the eIF-2 Translation Initiation Factor

    Yuan Lu;Marlene Wambach;Michael G. Katze;Robert M. Krug

  • Human ISG15 conjugation targets both IFN-induced and constitutively expressed proteins functioning in diverse cellular pathways

    Chen Zhao;Carilee Denison;Jon M. Huibregtse;Steven Gygi

  • The mechanism by which influenza A virus nucleoprotein forms oligomers and binds RNA.

    Qiaozhen Ye;Robert M. Krug;Yizhi Jane Tao

  • Binding of the influenza A virus NS1 protein to PKR mediates the inhibition of its activation by either PACT or double-stranded RNA

    Shoudong Li;Ji Young Min;Robert M Krug;Ganes C. Sen;Ganes C. Sen

  • Structures of influenza A proteins and insights into antiviral drug targets

    Kalyan Das;James M. Aramini;James M. Aramini;Li Chung Ma;Li Chung Ma;Robert M. Krug

  • Cellular antiviral responses against influenza A virus are countered at the posttranscriptional level by the viral NS1A protein via its binding to a cellular protein required for the 3' end processing of cellular pre-mRNAS.

    Diana L Noah;Karen Y Twu;Robert M Krug

  • The influenza virus NS1 protein is a poly(A)-binding protein that inhibits nuclear export of mRNAs containing poly(A).

    Yun Qiu;Robert M. Krug

  • Intracellular warfare between human influenza viruses and human cells : the roles of the viral NS1 protein

    Robert M. Krug;Weiming Yuan;Diana L. Noah;Anita Ghate Latham

  • Influenza viral mRNA contains internal N6-methyladenosine and 5'-terminal 7-methylguanosine in cap structures.

    R M Krug;M A Morgan;A J Shatkin

  • A site on the influenza A virus NS1 protein mediates both inhibition of PKR activation and temporal regulation of viral RNA synthesis.

    Ji Young Min;Shoudong Li;Ganes C. Sen;Robert M Krug

  • The UbcH8 ubiquitin E2 enzyme is also the E2 enzyme for ISG15, an IFN-α/β-induced ubiquitin-like protein

    Chen Zhao;Sylvie L. Beaudenon;Melissa L. Kelley;M. Brett Waddell

  • Herc5, an Interferon-induced HECT E3 Enzyme, Is Required for Conjugation of ISG15 in Human Cells

    Anahita Dastur;Sylvie Beaudenon;Melissa Kelley;Robert M. Krug

  • Molecular model of a eucaryotic transcription complex: functions and movements of influenza P proteins during capped RNA-primed transcription.

    Janet Braam;Ismo Ulmanen;Robert M. Krug

  • Role of two of the influenza virus core P proteins in recognizing cap 1 structures (m7GpppNm) on RNAs and in initiating viral RNA transcription.

    Ismo Ulmanen;Barbara A. Broni;Robert M. Krug

  • Globin mRNAs are primers for the transcription of influenza viral RNA in vitro

    Michele Bouloy;Stephen J. Plotch;Robert M. Krug

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaetano T. Montelione
Gaetano T. Montelione Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Adolfo García-Sastre
Adolfo García-Sastre Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Catherine A. Royer
Catherine A. Royer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Geoffrey I. Shapiro
Geoffrey I. Shapiro Harvard University
Rong Xiao
Rong Xiao Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Shin-Ru Shih
Shin-Ru Shih Chang Gung University
Jon M. Huibregtse
Jon M. Huibregtse The University of Texas at Austin
Janet Braam
Janet Braam Rice University
Ganes C. Sen
Ganes C. Sen Case Western Reserve University
Jon D. Robertus
Jon D. Robertus The University of Texas at Austin

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