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Determining The Molecular Mechanisms Of Pacs-1-Mediated Protein Sorting, Brennan S. Dirk
Determining The Molecular Mechanisms Of Pacs-1-Mediated Protein Sorting, Brennan S. Dirk
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Membrane trafficking events are required to direct proteins to their precise subcellular locations. The cellular Phosphofurin Acidic Cluster Sorting protein – 1 (PACS-1) has emerged as a protein of interest in controlling the localization of a multitude of cellular and viral proteins. Specifically, PACS-1 is hijacked by type-1 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) to contribute to immune evasion in addition to regulating neuroendocrine hormone storage and release. To accomplish this, PACS-1 connects the cytoplasmic tail of cellular receptors to the heterotetrameric adaptor proteins (APs) to form a functional trafficking unit. Throughout this dissertation, I explored the role of PACS-1 and AP-1 …
Interferon-Induced Herc5 Is A Novel And Potent Inhibitor Of Ebola Virus-Like Particle Production, Nina Hunt
Interferon-Induced Herc5 Is A Novel And Potent Inhibitor Of Ebola Virus-Like Particle Production, Nina Hunt
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Ebola’s severe pathogenesis can be attributed to its suppression of the Type I interferon (IFN) response, suggesting this pathway plays a role in restricting viral replication. One IFN-induced protein, HERC5, warrants further investigation as it inhibits the replication of evolutionarily diverse viruses. We showed that HERC5 drastically reduces the expression of structural protein VP40 at the protein and mRNA level. Mutagenesis of HERC5 demonstrated that the RCC-1-like domain is necessary and sufficient for restriction. This domain is also responsible for HERC5’s interaction with ZAP, a protein required for VP40 mRNA degradation. Finally, we showed that Ebola GP antagonizes HERC5 activity. …
The Role Of The Hiv-1 Accessory Proteins Nef And Vpu In Subverting Host Cellular Immunity, Emily N. Pawlak
The Role Of The Hiv-1 Accessory Proteins Nef And Vpu In Subverting Host Cellular Immunity, Emily N. Pawlak
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The HIV-1 accessory proteins Nef and Vpu have no known enzymatic activity, yet these viral proteins are critical for HIV-1 viral spread and pathogenicity. To mediate this, these viral proteins bind to and hijack host cellular proteins, including proteins implicated in the membrane trafficking machinery. Key to the effects of these proteins is their ability to alter the subcellular localization of a plethora of cell surface receptors, including the key immune cell receptorsCD28 and MHC-I.However,the mechanism utilized by Nef and Vpu to modulate these proteins is not fully understood. Herein, we demonstrated that Nef and Vpu mediate a decrease in …
Understanding The Impact Of Hiv-1 Genetic Diversity On The Function Of Nef And Its Role In Serinc5 Antagonism, Aaron Leslie Johnson
Understanding The Impact Of Hiv-1 Genetic Diversity On The Function Of Nef And Its Role In Serinc5 Antagonism, Aaron Leslie Johnson
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HIV-1 Nef is a key pathogenic protein, allowing HIV-1 to evade the host immune system by downregulating MHC-I and CD4. Furthermore, it was recently discovered that Nef counteracts the host factor SERINC5 to increase HIV-1 infectivity, but the mechanistic details of the Nef:SERINC5 interaction still need to be explored. Throughout this dissertation, I will explore the hypothesis that the genetic diversity that defines HIV-1 has a pronounced effect on the HIV-1 protein Nef, altering its function between and within group M subtypes. To address this hypothesis I investigated how MHC-I and CD4 downregulation differ among all non-recombinant group M subtypes. …
The Surreptitious Survival Of The Emerging Pathogen Staphylococcus Lugdunensis In Macrophages Enhances S. Aureus Infection, David Watson
The Surreptitious Survival Of The Emerging Pathogen Staphylococcus Lugdunensis In Macrophages Enhances S. Aureus Infection, David Watson
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause invasive infections suggesting an ability to circumvent host immunity. S. lugdunensis was shown to resist killing and persist within macrophages and acetylation of its peptidoglycan is important for this survival. This was consistent in vivo, as S. lugdunensis resides inside Kupffer cells for at least 16 hours post-infection in mice. Despite its capability for survival, S. lugdunensis is unable to replicate within phagolysosomes. Inhibiting phagolysosomal effectors allows S. lugdunensis to initiate replication, after which the bacteria escape phagosomal containment. Moreover, intracellular S. lugdunensis augments the growth S. aureus during co-infection. Eight …
Functional And Structural Mimicry Of A-Kinase Anchoring Proteins By Human Adenovirus E1a, Cason R. King
Functional And Structural Mimicry Of A-Kinase Anchoring Proteins By Human Adenovirus E1a, Cason R. King
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As an obligate intracellular parasite, human adenovirus (HAdV) must utilize host factors for survival and replication. Early during infection, its multifunctional E1A protein interacts with an impressive range of cellular target proteins to exert control over the cellular environment. Through these virus-host interactions, E1A massively reprograms both viral and cellular transcription to activate the other HAdV genes, downregulate the host’s immune response, and induce the cell cycle. Consequently, E1A converts the infected cell into a compliant state more amenable for HAdV replication, resulting from its numerous protein-protein interactions. I sought to examine E1A’s interaction with cellular protein kinase A (PKA), …