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Corcoran Lab

@corcoranlab.bsky.social
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she/her Molecular virologist and Associate professor at the University of Calgary, Canada.

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Corcoran Lab @corcoranlab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Very excited to share our newest work.
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Corcoran Lab @corcoranlab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nuclear body assembly by a viral repeat RNA promotes Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression: Molecular Cell www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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Nuclear body assembly by a viral repeat RNA promotes Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression
Kaposin is an abundant viral RNA produced by the virus, Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Kleer et al. reveal that kaposin drives nuclear speckle formation adjacent to the viral genome, ...
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Mariel Kleer @marielkleer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So happy to have this story out! What started as a project about the protein products of a polycistronic mRNA ended up becoming a story about how RNA-mediated assembly of nuclear speckles promotes viral gene expression. What a ride, some very good days on the microscope!! 🔬 @corcoranlab.bsky.social
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Corcoran Lab @corcoranlab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nuclear body assembly by a viral repeat RNA promotes Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression: Molecular Cell www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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Nuclear body assembly by a viral repeat RNA promotes Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression
Kaposin is an abundant viral RNA produced by the virus, Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Kleer et al. reveal that kaposin drives nuclear speckle formation adjacent to the viral genome, ...
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Craig McCormick @craigmccormick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Our study of coronavirus structural proteins that interfere with host responses to infection, led by Drs. Taylor Caddell and Eric Pringle, with support from colleagues @rorymulloy.bksy.social and @corcoranlab.bsky.social, is now published in @PLOSPathogens journals.plos.org/plospathogen... (1/8)
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Coronavirus M protein disperses the trans-Golgi network and inhibits anterograde protein trafficking in the secretory pathway
Author summary Coronaviruses (CoVs) use the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) for synthesis and processing of viral transmembrane proteins, including those that sculpt ER membranes into replication compartme...
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Do you like microscopy? Do you think viruses are cool? Do you want to advance our understanding of one of the world's most important pathogens? Come and do your PhD with myself and the fantastic @peacockflu.bsky.social, at @pirbrightinst.bsky.social and @cvrinfo.bsky.social 🤓🦠🐓
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - Visualising avian influenza virus tropism and co-infection in avian hosts at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Visualising avian influenza virus tropism and co-infection in avian hosts at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 02/04/2026
#SARSCoV2 has optimized its replication fitness in the human host. @rorymulloy.bsky.social @corcoranlab.bsky.social &co show that a #nucleocapsid gene mutation enhances production of a truncated protein that boosts viral fitness by suppressing #antiviral responses @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3PIZMjr
N*M210 inhibits SG/RLB formation by sequestering dsRNA. HeLa cells expressing N*M210-FLAG (blue) were transfected with poly (I:C) (pink) and SG/RLB formation was measured using TIAR (yellow). This experiment was conducted and imaged by Rory P Mulloy, who agrees to publish this image under a CC-BY licence.
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Are you excited by virology? Would you like to do a PhD? Three fantastic opportunities are available to do joint PhDs between @cvrinfo.bsky.social and @pirbrightinst.bsky.social Details in the thread below - please share! Deadline 8th May 2026, fully funded for UK Home students (1/4)
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Rory Mulloy @rorymulloy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
💥 Paper published 💥 Curious how #SARS2 has changed since jumping into humans? We were too! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 🧵 🧵 🧵
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Evolution of a truncated nucleocapsid protein enhances SARS-CoV-2 fitness by suppressing antiviral responses
SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to optimize its replication fitness in the human host. This study shows that a nucleocapsid gene mutation enhances production of a truncated protein that boosts viral fitness in...
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Noga Sharlin @nogasharlin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
So proud to have worked alongside @rorymulloy.bsky.social and @corcoranlab.bsky.social on this amazing project, now out in @plosbiology.org! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Evolution of a truncated nucleocapsid protein enhances SARS-CoV-2 fitness by suppressing antiviral responses
SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to optimize its replication fitness in the human host. This study shows that a nucleocapsid gene mutation enhances production of a truncated protein that boosts viral fitness in...
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 02/04/2026
#SARSCoV2 has optimized its replication fitness in the human host. @rorymulloy.bsky.social @corcoranlab.bsky.social &co show that a #nucleocapsid gene mutation enhances production of a truncated protein that boosts viral fitness by suppressing #antiviral responses @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3PIZMjr
N*M210 inhibits SG/RLB formation by sequestering dsRNA. HeLa cells expressing N*M210-FLAG (blue) were transfected with poly (I:C) (pink) and SG/RLB formation was measured using TIAR (yellow). This experiment was conducted and imaged by Rory P Mulloy, who agrees to publish this image under a CC-BY licence.
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Corcoran Lab @corcoranlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Evolution of a truncated nucleocapsid protein enhances SARS-CoV-2 fitness by suppressing antiviral responses
SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to optimize its replication fitness in the human host. This study shows that a nucleocapsid gene mutation enhances production of a truncated protein that boosts viral fitness in...
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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology @natrevmcb.nature.com · 06/10/2025
New Online! Elucidating the coordination of RNA processing using short-read and long-read RNA-sequencing methods
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Elucidating the coordination of RNA processing using short-read and long-read RNA-sequencing methods
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Published online: 06 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00895-4Co-transcriptional mRNA maturation is a complex, multistep process. This Review focuses on how the development of long-read sequencing methods enabled investigating the timing, coordination and outcomes of alternative uses of transcription start sites, splice sites and polyadenylation sites and their disease implications.
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Joseph Luna @virologistjoe.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
This is an incredibly moving thread.
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Stephen Graham's Lab @atomicvirology.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The world may be horrible at the moment, but I am thrilled to share a preprint on our work to develop novel diagnostics and tools to study #Oropouche virus, (probably) the most important virus that you’ve never heard of: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Bluetorial follows 🟦🧵
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Protein-based tools for the detection and characterisation of Oropouche virus infection
Oropouche fever is a neglected tropical viral disease endemic to Latin America and the Caribbean. Oropouche fever is caused by Oropouche virus (OROV), an orthobunyavirus with a tri-segmented (-)ssRNA ...
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Jeremy Kamil @macroliter.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
@rorymulloy.bsky.social et al illuminate mechanism rewarding evolution of novel transcriptional start sites in SARS-CoV-2 during its adaptation to humans 👀. From: @corcoranlab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A truncated SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein enhances virus fitness by evading antiviral responses
Viruses face a selective pressure to evade cellular antiviral responses to control the outcome of an infection. However, due to their limited genome size, viruses must adopt unique strategies to confr...
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Rory Mulloy @rorymulloy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Pre-print is up! SARS-2 produces a truncated N protein to antagonize multiple antiviral pathways. A very collaborative project in the @corcoranlab.bsky.social with @nogasharlin.bsky.social, Danyel Evseev, and Max Bui-Marinos, and of course the boss Jenn Corcoran www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Corcoran Lab @corcoranlab.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Our newest work reveals that SARS-CoV-2 evolved to produce a truncated version of its N protein to antagonize antiviral responses. This 'mini' N, called N*M210, sequesters dsRNA, blocks interferon activation, defeats RNaseL & disassembles stress granules and p-bodies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A truncated SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein enhances virus fitness by evading antiviral responses
Viruses face a selective pressure to evade cellular antiviral responses to control the outcome of an infection. However, due to their limited genome size, viruses must adopt unique strategies to confr...
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