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Complete Genome Sequences Of Cluster A Mycobacteriophages Bobswaget, Fred313, Kady, Lokk, Myradee, Stagni, And Stepmih, Kristen A. Butela, Susan M. R. Gurney, Heather L. Hendrickson, Janine M. Leblanc-Straceski, Anastasia M. Zimmerman, Stephanie B. Conant, Nikki E. Freed, Olin K. Silander, Joshua J. Thomson, Charlotte A. Berkes, Cristina Bertolez, Courtney G. Davies, Amber Elinsky, Alison J. Hanlon, Juliette Nersesyan, Payal Patel, John Sherwood, Tiffany Tieu Ngo, Kathryn A. Wisniewski, Kathrine Yacoo, Paul M. Arendse, Nathan W. Bowlen, Jasmina Cunmulaj, Julie L. Downs, Charlee A. Ferrenberg, Alexandra E. Gassman, Cody E. R. Gilligan, Emily Gorkiewicz, Christopher Harness, Anthony Huffman, Christina Jones, Anna Julien, Alexis E. Kupic, Sayonara F. Latu, Thomas J. Manning, Danielle Maxwell, Merrimack College Sea-Phages Annotators 2016, Catherine E. Meyer, Madeleine Reardon, Matthew Slaughter, Royce Swasey, Rebecca I. Tennent, Victoria Torres, Tamia Waller, Rachel M. Worcester, Brooke L. Yost, Steven G. Cresawn, Rebecca A. Garlena, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Welkin H. Pope, Daniel A. Russell, Graham F. Hatfull, Jacob D. Kagey Jan 2017

Complete Genome Sequences Of Cluster A Mycobacteriophages Bobswaget, Fred313, Kady, Lokk, Myradee, Stagni, And Stepmih, Kristen A. Butela, Susan M. R. Gurney, Heather L. Hendrickson, Janine M. Leblanc-Straceski, Anastasia M. Zimmerman, Stephanie B. Conant, Nikki E. Freed, Olin K. Silander, Joshua J. Thomson, Charlotte A. Berkes, Cristina Bertolez, Courtney G. Davies, Amber Elinsky, Alison J. Hanlon, Juliette Nersesyan, Payal Patel, John Sherwood, Tiffany Tieu Ngo, Kathryn A. Wisniewski, Kathrine Yacoo, Paul M. Arendse, Nathan W. Bowlen, Jasmina Cunmulaj, Julie L. Downs, Charlee A. Ferrenberg, Alexandra E. Gassman, Cody E. R. Gilligan, Emily Gorkiewicz, Christopher Harness, Anthony Huffman, Christina Jones, Anna Julien, Alexis E. Kupic, Sayonara F. Latu, Thomas J. Manning, Danielle Maxwell, Merrimack College Sea-Phages Annotators 2016, Catherine E. Meyer, Madeleine Reardon, Matthew Slaughter, Royce Swasey, Rebecca I. Tennent, Victoria Torres, Tamia Waller, Rachel M. Worcester, Brooke L. Yost, Steven G. Cresawn, Rebecca A. Garlena, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Welkin H. Pope, Daniel A. Russell, Graham F. Hatfull, Jacob D. Kagey

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Seven mycobacteriophages from distinct geographical locations were isolated, using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 as the host, and then purified and sequenced. All of the genomes are related to cluster A mycobacteriophages, BobSwaget and Lokk in subcluster A2; Fred313, KADY, Stagni, and StepMih in subcluster A3; and MyraDee in subcluster A18, the first phage to be assigned to that subcluster.


Conidia But Not Yeast Cells Of The Fungal Pathogen Histoplasma Capsulatum Trigger A Type I Interferon Innate Immune Response In Murine Macrophages, Diane O. Inglis, Charlotte A. Berkes, Davina R. Hocking Murray, Anita Sil Sep 2010

Conidia But Not Yeast Cells Of The Fungal Pathogen Histoplasma Capsulatum Trigger A Type I Interferon Innate Immune Response In Murine Macrophages, Diane O. Inglis, Charlotte A. Berkes, Davina R. Hocking Murray, Anita Sil

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Histoplasma capsulatum is the most common cause of fungal respiratory infections and can lead to progressive disseminated infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Infection occurs upon inhalation of the aerosolized spores, known as conidia. Once inside the host, conidia are phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages. The conidia subsequently germinate and produce a budding yeast-like form that colonizes host macrophages and can disseminate throughout host organs and tissues. Even though conidia are the predominant infectious particle for H. capsulatum and are the first cell type encountered by the host during infection, very little is known at a molecular level about conidia or about …


Myod Targets Chromatin Remodeling Complexes To The Myogenin Locus Prior To Forming A Stable Dna-Bound Complex, Ivana L. De La Serna, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Charlotte A. Berkes, Donald A. Bergstrom, Caroline S. Dacwag, Stephen J. Tapscott, Anthony N. Imbalzano May 2005

Myod Targets Chromatin Remodeling Complexes To The Myogenin Locus Prior To Forming A Stable Dna-Bound Complex, Ivana L. De La Serna, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Charlotte A. Berkes, Donald A. Bergstrom, Caroline S. Dacwag, Stephen J. Tapscott, Anthony N. Imbalzano

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The activation of muscle-specific gene expression requires the coordinated action of muscle regulatory proteins and chromatin-remodeling enzymes. Microarray analysis performed in the presence or absence of a dominant-negative BRG1 ATPase demonstrated that approximately one-third of MyoD-induced genes were highly dependent on SWI/SNF enzymes. To understand the mechanism of activation, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitations analyzing the myogenin promoter. We found that H4 hyperacetylation preceded Brg1 binding in a MyoD-dependent manner but that MyoD binding occurred subsequent to H4 modification and Brg1 interaction. In the absence of functional SWI/SNF enzymes, muscle regulatory proteins did not bind to the myogenin promoter, thereby providing …


Multiple Members Of A Third Subfamily Of P-Type Atpases Identified By Genomic Sequences And Ests, Margaret S. Halleck, Deepti Pradhan, Christie Blackman, Charlotte A. Berkes, Partrick Williamson, Robert A. Schlegel Jan 1998

Multiple Members Of A Third Subfamily Of P-Type Atpases Identified By Genomic Sequences And Ests, Margaret S. Halleck, Deepti Pradhan, Christie Blackman, Charlotte A. Berkes, Partrick Williamson, Robert A. Schlegel

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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome contains five P-type ATPases divergent from both of the well-known subfamilies of these membrane ion transporters. This newly recognized third subfamily can be further divided into four classes of genes with nearly equal relatedness to each other. Genes of this new subfamily are also present and expressed in multicellular organisms such as Caenorhabditis elegans and mammals; some, but not all, can be assigned to the classes identified in yeast. Different classes of genes and different genes within a class are expressed differentially in tissues of the mouse. The recently cloned gene for the mammalian aminophospholipid translocase …