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A large deletion virus reveals the presence of previously uncharacterized vaccinia virus inhibitors of NF-kB signaling
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The classical Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway is an important regulator of inflammation and innate immune responses. Poxviruses, including vaccinia virus, encode multiple immune evasion proteins, including a growing number of NF-κB inhibitors. To determine if additional vaccinia...
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Contributions of Bim and Nur77 to multiple mechanisms of T cell tolerance following high affinity antigen encounter
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Prevention of autoimmune disease requires the elimination or inactivation of T cells that are highly reactive to self-peptides. During T cell development in the thymus, self-reactive thymocytes undergo negative selection upon receiving a high affinity T cell receptor (TCR) signal following...
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Fall 2020
Despite their small size and apparent simplicity, viruses are capable of causing mass casualties, political turmoil, and global economic shut down. Due to their minimal genome (~10–12 kb), arboviruses such as Zika (ZIKV), Dengue (DENV), and Mayaro (MAYV) depend on many host molecules for...
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Spring 2016
Flaviviruses, such as West Nile virus (WNV), Powassan virus (POW), and Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV), are significant pathogens capable of causing serious neurological disease in both humans and animals. Despite their relevance to human health, treatment and vaccines for these viruses...
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Fall 2012
Approximately 70% of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) develop chronic infection, which has been reported to be due to impaired specific T cell responses. Myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells that regulate T cell responses, however their role during...
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Fall 2013
Deregulated TNF signaling with elevated or decreased levels of TNF-induced apoptosis causes numerous inflammatory and cancerous diseases. Thus, there is a clear need to identify cellular proteins that regulate cell fate in the presence of TNF. RNA interference technology provides an excellent...
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Inhibition and enhancement of Respiratory Syncytial Virus replication by nucleoside analogues and bis(indole) compounds
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an Orthopneumovirus that infects the epithelium of the airways. Severe RSV infection of the lower respiratory tract in infants is a leading cause of pediatric hospitalizations. RSV also causes substantial morbidity in immunocompromised and elderly populations....
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Spring 2020
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a ubiquitous respiratory pathogen that infects almost everyone by the age of two. In high-risk populations, such as infants and elderly individuals, RSV can infect the lower respiratory tract and cause severe symptoms, such as bronchiolitis or pneumonia. As a...
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Spring 2013
The activation of caspases is an important step not only in apoptosis induction, but in cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, and the immune response. Here, we show that the AP-1 family transcription factor JunB is cleaved and dephosphorylated in a caspase-dependent manner in...
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Spring 2012
Apoptosis, an evolutionarily conserved cell death programme, is a potent barrier against virus infection. Central to this process are mitochondria, which harbour cytochrome c and other apoptosis-inducing factors. Once released, these factors activate a caspase cascade that culminates in cell...