Sharon Taft-Benz

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Also affiliated with Structural Genomics Consortium

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and Microbiology

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Driven by 29 papers. Top paper: “Host Kinase CSNK2 is a Target for Inhibition of Pathogenic SARS-like β-Coronaviruses”.

Host Kinase CSNK2 is a Target for Inhibition of Pathogenic SARS-like β-Coronaviruses

ACS Chemical Biology(2022)10.1021/acschembio.2c00378

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0.505DataRank · unranked

28 citations

Rebekah J. Dickmander, Armin Bayati, Sharon Taft-Benz, Jeffery L. Smith, Carrow I. Wells +12 more

Host Genetic Variation Impacts SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Response in the Diversity Outbred Mouse Population

Vaccines(2024)10.3390/vaccines12010103

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0.433DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Elizabeth J. Anderson, Brea K. Hampton, Breantié Parotti, Sanjay Sarkar, Sharon Taft-Benz +15 more

Species-Dependent Metabolism of a Covalent nsP2 Protease Inhibitor with In Vivo Antialphaviral Activity

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2025)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00825

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0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Abigail K. Mayo, Anirban Ghoshal, Sharon Taft-Benz, Elizabeth J. Anderson, Noah L. Morales +7 more

Strategic Fluorination to Achieve a Potent, Selective, Metabolically Stable, and Orally Bioavailable Inhibitor of CSNK2

Molecules(2024)10.3390/molecules29174158

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Xuan Yang, Jeffery L. Smith, Sharon Taft-Benz, Stefanie Howell, Rebekah J. Dickmander +12 more

Identification and Utilization of a Chemical Probe to Interrogate the Roles of PIKfyve in the Lifecycle of β-Coronaviruses

ChemRxiv(2022)10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-bj274

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Frances Potjewyd, Jeffrey L. Smith, Rebekah J. Dickmander, Armin Bayati, Stefanie Howell +7 more

Novel virus-like nanoparticle vaccine effectively protects animal model from SARS-CoV-2 infection

PLoS Pathogens(2021)10.1371/journal.ppat.1009897

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78 citations

Wanbo Tai, Victoria K. Baxter, Juan Shi, Yushun Wan, Xiujuan Zhang +16 more

Novel modulators of p53-signaling encoded by unknown genes of emerging viruses

PLoS Pathogens(2021)10.1371/journal.ppat.1009033

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16 citations

Kathleen Corcoran, Aubrey Bailey, Kristin M. Long, Sharon Taft-Benz, Rachel L. Graham +9 more

Novel virus-like nanoparticle vaccine effectively protects animal model from SARS-CoV-2 infection

UNC Libraries(2021)10.17615/48dn-p307

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3 citations

Jian Shang, Sharon Taft-Benz, Qibin Geng, Kenneth H. Dinnon, Victoria K. Baxter +16 more

An epithelial-immune circuit amplifies inflammasome and IL-6 responses to SARS-CoV-2

Cell Host & Microbe(2022)10.1016/j.chom.2022.12.005

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74 citations

Yuying Xie, Takanori Asakura, Dingka Song, Kaixin Liang, Sharon Taft-Benz +13 more

A Multitrait Locus Regulates Sarbecovirus Pathogenesis

mBio(2022)10.1128/mbio.01454-22

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25 citations

Sarah R. Leist, Lisa E. Gralinski, David R. Martinez, Emma S. Winkler, Kenichi Okuda +27 more

Identification and Utilization of a Chemical Probe to Interrogate the Roles of PIKfyve in the Lifecycle of β-Coronaviruses

UNC Libraries(2022)10.17615/cph0-4s39

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Sharon Taft-Benz, Nathaniel J. Moorman, Peter S. McPherson, Alison D. Axtman, David H. Drewry +8 more

Core mitochondrial genes are down-regulated during SARS-CoV-2 infection of rodent and human hosts

Science Translational Medicine(2023)10.1126/scitranslmed.abq1533

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186 citations

Joseph M. Dybas, Hossein Fazelinia, Man S. Kim, Justin J. Frere, Yuanchao Zhang +46 more

Human ACE2 expression, a major tropism determinant for SARS-CoV-2, is regulated by upstream and intragenic elements

PLoS Pathogens(2023)10.1371/journal.ppat.1011168

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20 citations

Leigh A. Jania, Trang Thi Huyen Nguyen, David R. Martinez, Alexandra Schäfer, Nicholas Catanzaro +12 more

Lethal COVID-19 Associates With RAAS-Induced Inflammation For Multiple Organ Damage Including Mediastinal Lymph Nodes

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.10.08.561395

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6 citations

Michael J. Topper, Katherine Beigel, Jeffrey Haltom, Amy Chadburn, Justin J. Frere +56 more

Woodsmoke particle exposure prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection alters antiviral response gene expression in human nasal epithelial cells in a sex-dependent manner

UNC Libraries(2023)10.17615/w1df-8759

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Neil E. Alexis, Ilona Jaspers, Mark T. Heise, Sharon Taft-Benz, Grant T. Billings +1 more

Adjuvant-dependent effects on the safety and efficacy of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines during heterologous infection by a SARS-related coronavirus

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3401539/v1

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Jacob A. Dillard, Sharon Taft-Benz, Audrey C. Knight, Elizabeth J. Anderson, Katia Pressey +26 more

A single-dose intranasal live-attenuated codon deoptimized vaccine provides broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-51535-y

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22 citations

Wern Hann Ng, Eva Žusinaite, Joseph R. Freitas, Adam Taylor, Venugopal Yerragunta +28 more

More than an Amide Bioisostere: Discovery of 1,2,4-Triazole-containing Pyrazolo[1,5- a ]pyrimidine Host CSNK2 Inhibitors for Combatting β-Coronavirus Replication

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2024)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00962

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18 citations

Xuan Yang, Jeffery L. Smith, Rebekah J. Dickmander, Jason W. Brown, Tammy M. Havener +13 more

Adjuvant-dependent impact of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines during heterologous infection by a SARS-related coronavirus

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-47450-x

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15 citations

Sharon Taft-Benz, Audrey C. Knight, Elizabeth J. Anderson, Katia D. Pressey, Breantié Parotti +26 more

More than an Amide Bioisostere: Discovery of 1,2,4-Triazole-containing Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine Host CSNK2 Inhibitors for Combatting β-Coronavirus Replication

ChemRxiv(2024)10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-h2x2b

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Xuan Yang, Jeffery L. Smith, Rebekah J. Dickmander, Joshua B. Brown, Tammy M. Havener +13 more

Host Genetic Variation Impacts SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Response in the Diversity Outbred Mouse Population

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/33ab-w788

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Sharon Taft-Benz, Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena, Pablo Hock, Emily A. Madden, Martin T. Ferris +15 more

Adjuvant-dependent impact of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines during heterologous infection by a SARS-related coronavirus

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/c2sq-w405

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Stephanie A. Montgomery, David R. Martinez, Ralph S. Baric, Victoria K. Baxter, Emily A. Madden +26 more

Using SHAPE-MaP To Model RNA Secondary Structure and Identify 3'UTR Variation in Chikungunya Virus.

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/mxrz-yq05

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N.J. Moorman, Mark T. Heise, Sharon Taft-Benz, Emily A. Madden, Grace L. Reynolds +10 more

Using SHAPE-MaP To Model RNA Secondary Structure and Identify 3′UTR Variation in Chikungunya Virus

Journal of Virology(2020)10.1128/jvi.00701-20

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47 citations

Kenneth S. Plante, Clayton R. Morrison, Katrina M. Kutchko, Wes Sanders, Kristin M. Long +10 more

Species Dependent Metabolism of a Covalent nsP2 Protease Inhibitor with in Vivo Anti-alphaviral Activity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.01.13.632788

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Abigail K. Mayo, Anirban Ghoshal, Sharon Taft-Benz, Elizabeth J. Anderson, Noah L. Morales +7 more

Deletion of ripA Alleviates Suppression of the Inflammasome and MAPK by Francisella tularensis

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/nzdz-a982

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7 citations

Haitao Wen, Max Tze Han Huang, Debra J. Taxman, Jenny Pan Yun Ting, Irving C. Allen +9 more

Francisella tularensis Harvests Nutrients Derived via ATG5-Independent Autophagy to Support Intracellular Growth

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/6n4f-qn24

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Thomas H. Kawula, Shaun Steele, Benjamin Ziehr, Nathaniel J. Moorman, Sharon Taft-Benz +1 more

A Method for Functional Trans-Complementation of Intracellular Francisella tularensis

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/maj2-8a82

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Thomas H. Kawula, Shaun Steele, Sharon Taft-Benz

Trogocytosis-associated cell to cell spread of intracellular bacterial pathogens

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/nzdj-xs25

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Sharon Taft-Benz, Jason Brunton, Thomas H. Kawula, Lauren C. Radlinski, Shaun Steele