Publications

The following is a list of selected publications. A is also available.

  • Stoneham C.A., Singh R., DeLeon A., Tafelmeyer P., Acosta F., Fuori A., Anderson M., Ramirez P.W., Schwartzer-Sperber H., Pillai S., Lewinski M., Guatelli J. A cluster of acidic residues in the cytoplasmic domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike is required for virion-incorporation and infectivity. 2026. PLoS ONE
  • Pantoja, C.*, F.M. Acosta*, Granatir. S.*, Anderson M., Wyr M., Tailor J., Fuori A., Dower W., Marr H.B., Ramirez P.W. Electromagnetic waves destabilize the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and reduce SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle (SC2-VLP) infectivity. 2025. Scientific Reports. 15:16836. *Equal contribution.
  • M. Anderson, Lopez, J., Wyr M., Ramirez P.W. Defining diverse spike-receptor interactions involved in SARS-CoV-2 entry. 2025. Virology.607:110507.
  • Stoneham C.A.., Singh R., DeLeon A., Tafelmeyer P., Acosta F., Fuori A., Anderson M., Ramirez P.W., Schwartzer-Sperber H., Pillai S., Lewinski M., Guatelli J. A cluster of acidic residues in the cytoplasmic domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike is required for virion-incorporation and infectivity. 2025. . (Pre-Print)
  • Granatir. S., F.M. Acosta, Pantoja, C., Tailor J., Fuori A., Dower B., Marr H., Ramirez PW. Electromagnetic waves destabilize the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and reduce SASR-C-V-2 Virus-Like Particle (SC2-VLP) infectivity. 2024. . (Pre-Print)
  • Ramirez, P.W., Pantoja, C., Beliakova-Bethell N. 2023. An evaluation on the role of non-coding RNA in HIV transcription and latency: a review. HIV/AIDS (Auckl). 15:115-134
  • Ramirez, P.W.*, Vollbrecht, T.*, F. M. Acosta, Suarez M., Angerstein, A., Wallace J., O’Connell R., Guatelli, J. 2023. Nef enhances HIV-1 replication and infectivity independently of SERINC3 and SERINC5 in CEM T cells. Virology. 578:154-162 *Equal contribution.
  • Stoneham, C.*, Ramirez P.W.*, Singh, R., Suarez, M., Debray A., Lim, C., Jia X., Xiong, Y., Guatelli J. 2020. A conserved acidic cluster motif in SERINC5 confers resistance to antagonism by HIV-1 Nef. Journal of Virology. 94(7):e01554-19. *Equal contribution.
  • Ramirez, P.W.*, DePaula-Silva, A.*, Szaniawski, M., Bosque, A., Barker,E., Planelles, V. 2015. HIV-1 Vpu utilizes both cullin-RING Ligase (CRL) dependent and independent mechanisms to downmodulate host proteins. Retrovirology. 12:65 *Equal contribution.
  • Ramirez, P.W.*, Famiglietti, M.*, Sowrirajan, B., DePaula-Silva, A., Bosque, A., Barker, E., Planelles, V. 2014. Downmodulation of CCR7 by HIV-1 Vpu results in impaired migration and chemotactic signaling within CD4+ T cells. Cell Reports. 7:1-12 *Equal contribution.