Lijun Rong

Also affiliated with Illinois College, University of Illinois Chicago, University of Chicago, Indo-American Center

MedicineImmunology and Microbiology

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Driven by 31 papers. Top paper: “Structure of avian influenza hemagglutinin in complex with a small molecule entry inhibitor”.

Structure of avian influenza hemagglutinin in complex with a small molecule entry inhibitor

Life Science Alliance(2020)10.26508/lsa.202000724

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1.1DataRank · unranked

30 citations

Matthew A. Durst, Han Cheng, Irina N. Gaisina, Jasmine T. Perez, Balaji Manicassamy +4 more

Inter-domain communication in SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins controls protease-triggered cell entry

Cell Reports(2022)10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110786

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0.614DataRank · unranked

59 citations

Pengfei Li, Laura Cooper, Sebastian Schulz, Hans‐Martin Jäck, Lijun Rong +3 more

ACE2-IgG1 fusions with improved in vitro and in vivo activity against SARS-CoV-2

iScience(2021)10.1016/j.isci.2021.103670

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0.584DataRank · unranked

48 citations

Laura Cooper, Lijun Rong, Nicholas J. Maness, Brandon J. Beddingfield, Zhongnan Qin +14 more

Bioinspired designer DNA NanoGripper for virus sensing and potential inhibition

Science Robotics(2024)10.1126/scirobotics.adi2084

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0.574DataRank · unranked

45 citations

Yanyu Xiong, Abhisek Dwivedy, Mengxi Zheng, Laura Cooper, Skye Shepherd +10 more

Novel ACE2-IgG1 fusions with improved in vitro and in vivo activity against SARS-CoV2

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.06.15.152157

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0.574DataRank · unranked

45 citations

Laura Cooper, Lijun Rong, Brandon J. Beddingfield, Jackelyn Crabtree, Ralph A. Tripp +3 more

Polyvalent Nanobody Structure Designed for Boosting SARS-CoV-2 Inhibition

Journal of the American Chemical Society(2024)10.1021/jacs.3c11760

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0.477DataRank · unranked

23 citations

Laura Cooper, Jazmin Galván Achi, Xiaojing Wang, Abhisek Dwivedy, Lijun Rong +2 more

Ebola Entry Inhibitors Discovered from Maesa perlarius

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2022)10.3390/ijms23052620

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0.434DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Wan‐Fei Li, Elizabeth Varhegyi, Lijun Rong, Hongjie Zhang, Nga Yi Tsang

Refinement of imidazo[2,1-a]pyrimidines in pursuit of potential drug candidates against group 2 influenza A viruses

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2025)10.1016/j.ejmech.2025.117679

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0.373DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Varada Anirudhan, Sean P. Bradley, Łukasz Tomorowicz, Ryan Bott, Boopathi Sownthirarajan +10 more

Identification of the SARS-CoV-2 Entry Receptor ACE2 as a Direct Target for Transcriptional Repression by Miz1

Frontiers in Immunology(2021)10.3389/fimmu.2021.648815

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0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Edith A. Perez, Changchun Hou, Pin Zhang, Michelle Van Scoyk, Robert A. Winn +3 more

Guardians at the Gate: Optimization of Small Molecule Entry Inhibitors of Ebola and Marburg Viruses

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2024)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01646

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0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Jazmin Galván Achi, Ryan Bott, Kimberly M. Morsheimer, Callum D. Owen, Christian A. Zielinski +12 more

Comparative analyses of small molecule and antibody inhibition on glycoprotein‐mediated entry of Měnglà virus with other filoviruses

Journal of Medical Virology(2022)10.1002/jmv.27739

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0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Jazmin Galván Achi, Lijun Rong, Laura Cooper

Diversity in Proprotein Convertase Reactivity among Human Papillomavirus Types

Viruses(2023)10.3390/v16010039

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3 citations

Lam Minh Uyen Phan, Shaan Asif, Samina Alam, Craig Meyers, Lijun Rong +1 more

Designer DNA NanoGripper

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.04.26.538490

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Yanyu Xiong, Laura Cooper, Skye Shepherd, Tingjie Song, Abhisek Dwivedy +5 more

SARS-CoV-2 Bottlenecks and Tissue-Specific Adaptation in the Central Nervous System

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3220157/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Jacob Class, Lacy M. Simons, Ramón Lorenzo-Redondo, Laura Cooper, Tanushree Dangi +5 more

An orally active entry inhibitor of influenza A viruses protects mice and synergizes with oseltamivir and baloxavir marboxil

Science Advances(2024)10.1126/sciadv.adk9004

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0DataRank · unranked

23 citations

Ping Li, Ruikun Du, Qinghua Cui, Meiyue Dong, C. Zhang +6 more

Suppression of interferon α and γ response by Huwe1-mediated Miz1 degradation promotes SARS-CoV-2 replication

Frontiers in Immunology(2024)10.3389/fimmu.2024.1388517

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Laura Cooper, Huali Dong, Jake Class, Indrani Biswas, Sujan Vahora +7 more

VLP-based model for the study of airborne viral pathogens

Microbiology Spectrum(2024)10.1128/spectrum.00013-24

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Nitin Jayakumar, Veronique Caffrey, Varada Anirudhan, Lijun Rong, Igor Paprotny +1 more

VLP-Based Model for Study of Airborne Viral Pathogens

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.01.03.574055

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1 citations

Nitin Jayakumar, Veronique Caffrey, Varada Anirudan, Lijun Rong, Igor Paprotny +1 more

Engineering Versatile Two-Dimensional Nanobody-Origami Architectures for Enhanced Antiviral Activity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.06.27.662057

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jazmin Galván Achi, Varada Anirudhan, Linh Le, Mehzabin Morshed, Xiaojing Wang +3 more

Identification of entry inhibitors with 4-aminopiperidine scaffold targeting group 1 influenza A virus

Antiviral Research(2020)10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104782

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22 citations

Han Cheng, Smanla Tundup, Aleksandar Antanasijevic, Elizabeth Varhegyi, Jasmine T. Perez +8 more

Selective Degradation and Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro by MMP14 Reveals a Novel Strategy for COVID-19 Therapeutics

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2025)10.3390/ijms26199401

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Yunjeong Hwang, Elizabeth J. Mulder, Yuri Song, Calista Choi, Lijun Rong +3 more

Development of coumarine derivatives as potent anti-filovirus entry inhibitors targeting viral glycoprotein

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2020)10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112595

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0DataRank · unranked

21 citations

Han Cheng, Sameer Ullah Khan, Gaokeng Xiao, Lijun Rong, Chuan Bai +1 more

Design of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro Inhibitors for COVID-19 Antiviral Therapy Leveraging Binding Cooperativity

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2021)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01307

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0DataRank · unranked

211 citations

Kiira Ratia, Laura Cooper, Deyu Kong, Hyun Lee, Youngjin Kwon +8 more

Evidence for distinct mechanisms of small molecule inhibitors of filovirus entry

PLoS Pathogens(2021)10.1371/journal.ppat.1009312

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0DataRank · unranked

33 citations

Rui Xiong, Laura Cooper, Raghad Nowar, Hyun Lee, Yangfeng Li +8 more

A recombinant Cedar virus based high-throughput screening assay for henipavirus antiviral discovery

Antiviral Research(2021)10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105084

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18 citations

Han Cheng, Viktoriya Borisevich, Chanakha K. Navaratnarajah, Roberto Cattaneo, Laura Cooper +6 more

Engineered High-Affinity ACE2 Peptide Mitigates ARDS and Death Induced by Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.12.21.473668

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3 citations

Soumajit Dutta, Shiqin Xiong, Matthew C. Chan, Kui K. Chan, Timothy M. Fan +10 more

Engineered ACE2 decoy mitigates lung injury and death induced by SARS-CoV-2 variants

Nature Chemical Biology(2022)10.1038/s41589-021-00965-6

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89 citations

Soumajit Dutta, Shiqin Xiong, Matthew C. Chan, Kui K. Chan, Timothy M. Fan +10 more

An ACE2 decoy can be administered by inhalation and potently targets omicron variants of SARS‐CoV‐2

EMBO Molecular Medicine(2022)10.15252/emmm.202216109

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53 citations

Krishna K. Narayanan, Laura Cooper, Kui K. Chan, Savanna S Skeeters, Christine A. Devlin +7 more

An engineered ACE2 decoy receptor can be administered by inhalation and potently targets the BA.1 and BA.2 omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.03.28.486075

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22 citations

Krishna K. Narayanan, Laura Cooper, Kui K. Chan, Christine A. Devlin, Aaron Aguhob +6 more

Avian and Human Influenza Viruses Exhibit Distinct Glycoconjugate Receptor Specificities in Human Lung Cells

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.06.29.498208

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Iris Huang, Julianna Han, Senthamizharasi Manivasagam, Jesse Plung, Miranda Strutz +10 more

Avian influenza A viruses exhibit plasticity in sialylglycoconjugate receptor usage in human lung cells

Journal of Virology(2023)10.1128/jvi.00906-23

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0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Iris Huang, Julianna Han, Boopathi Sownthirarajan, Katarina Kulhánková, Nathan B. Murray +19 more