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The Cytoplasmic Tail Of The Rabies Virus G Protein Is An Essential Domain Controlling Death/Survival In Human Neuronal Cells, Christophe Prehaud, Mireille Lafage, Gene S. Tan, Françoise Mégret, Pauline Ménager, Matthias Schnell, Henri Buc, Monique Lafon Sep 2008

The Cytoplasmic Tail Of The Rabies Virus G Protein Is An Essential Domain Controlling Death/Survival In Human Neuronal Cells, Christophe Prehaud, Mireille Lafage, Gene S. Tan, Françoise Mégret, Pauline Ménager, Matthias Schnell, Henri Buc, Monique Lafon

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

Poster presentation.


Intravenous Inoculation Of Silver-Haired Bat Rabies Virus, But Not Of A Canine Strain, Elicits Lethal Encephalophathy In Mice By Fast Brain Invasion Via Neurosecretory Hypothalamic Fibers, Mirjam Ar Preuss, Marie-Luise Faber, Gene S. Tan, Bernhard Dietzschold, Matthias J. Schnell, Eberhard Weihe Sep 2008

Intravenous Inoculation Of Silver-Haired Bat Rabies Virus, But Not Of A Canine Strain, Elicits Lethal Encephalophathy In Mice By Fast Brain Invasion Via Neurosecretory Hypothalamic Fibers, Mirjam Ar Preuss, Marie-Luise Faber, Gene S. Tan, Bernhard Dietzschold, Matthias J. Schnell, Eberhard Weihe

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.


A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Naturally Occurring Polymorphisms In Hiv-1 Vpr: Potential Impact On Ctl Epitopes., Alagarsamy Srinivasan, Velpandi Ayyavoo, Sundarasamy Mahalingam, Aarthi Kannan, Anne Boyd, Debduti Datta, Vaniambadi S Kalyanaraman, Anthony Cristillo, Ronald G Collman, Nelly Morellet, Bassel E Sawaya, Ramachandran Murali Jan 2008

A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Naturally Occurring Polymorphisms In Hiv-1 Vpr: Potential Impact On Ctl Epitopes., Alagarsamy Srinivasan, Velpandi Ayyavoo, Sundarasamy Mahalingam, Aarthi Kannan, Anne Boyd, Debduti Datta, Vaniambadi S Kalyanaraman, Anthony Cristillo, Ronald G Collman, Nelly Morellet, Bassel E Sawaya, Ramachandran Murali

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

The enormous genetic variability reported in HIV-1 has posed problems in the treatment of infected individuals. This is evident in the form of HIV-1 resistant to antiviral agents, neutralizing antibodies and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) involving multiple viral gene products. Based on this, it has been suggested that a comprehensive analysis of the polymorphisms in HIV proteins is of value for understanding the virus transmission and pathogenesis as well as for the efforts towards developing anti-viral therapeutics and vaccines. This study, for the first time, describes an in-depth analysis of genetic variation in Vpr using information from global HIV-1 isolates …


Inhibition Of Oncogene-Induced Inflammatory Chemokines Using A Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor., Katharine C Degeorge, Brent R Degeorge, James S Testa, Jay L Rothstein Jan 2008

Inhibition Of Oncogene-Induced Inflammatory Chemokines Using A Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor., Katharine C Degeorge, Brent R Degeorge, James S Testa, Jay L Rothstein

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTI) are small molecule agents originally formulated to inhibit the oncogenic functions of Ras. Although subsequent analysis of FTI activity revealed wider effects on other pathways, the drug has been demonstrated to reduce Ras signaling by direct measurements. The purpose of the current study was to determine if FTI could be used to inhibit the inflammatory activities of a known Ras-activating human oncoprotein, RET/PTC3. RET/PTC3 is a fusion oncoprotein expressed in the thyroid epithelium of patients afflicted with thyroid autoimmune disease and/or differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Previous studies have demonstrated that RET/PTC3 signals through Ras and can …