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Full-Text Articles in Virology
Evolution Of Overlapping Reading Frames In Virus Genomes, Laura Muñoz Baena
Evolution Of Overlapping Reading Frames In Virus Genomes, Laura Muñoz Baena
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Viruses are formidable pathogens that represent the majority of biological entities in our planet, and their genomes are a source of interesting enigmas. One feature in which virus genomes are usually rich, is the presence of overlapping reading frames (OvRFs) — portions of the genome where the same nucleotide sequence encodes more than one protein. OvRFs are hypothesized to be used by viruses to encode proteins more compactly and to regulate transcription. In addition, OvRFs might be a source of gene novelty, facilitating the creation of new open reading frames (ORF) within the transcriptional context of existing ones.
To characterize …
Exploration Of The Immune Landscape Of Ebv-Associated Gastric Cancers, Mikhail Salnikov
Exploration Of The Immune Landscape Of Ebv-Associated Gastric Cancers, Mikhail Salnikov
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a gammaherpesvirus associated with 9% of all gastric cancers (GCs). EBV-associated GCs (EBVaGCs) are pathologically and clinically distinct entities from EBV-negative GCs (EBVnGCs), with EBVaGCs exhibiting differential molecular pathology and patient prognosis. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the tumor microenvironment (TME) of EBVaGCs, which has not been explored in-depth. We hypothesize that EBVaGCs and EBVnGCs are also distinct in terms of the molecular immune landscape. We employed over 400 stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), as well as a single cell dataset, for the construction of a web suite …
Designing A Novel Hiv-1 Candidate Vaccine, Rahul Pawa
Designing A Novel Hiv-1 Candidate Vaccine, Rahul Pawa
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Currently no vaccine has been developed that can prevent the spread of HIV-1. During sexual transmission, a single viral variant called the Transmitted/Founder (T/F) purportedly with unique physical properties, establishes infection in 70-80% of individuals. Unlike previous studies that have tried to identify T/F viruses based on their structure glycan composition and amino acid sequence, we have analyzed the RNA sequences of HIV-1 to help identify T/F variants. Using a combination of both in silico data analysis and in vitro assays, we have identified that T/F viruses have higher numbers of immunostimulatory motifs than HIV virions that fail to infect. …
Role Of Gp120 Glycosylation In Sexual Transmission Of Hiv, Yingxue Sun, Adam Meadows, Najwa Zebian, Eric Arts, Carole Creuzenet
Role Of Gp120 Glycosylation In Sexual Transmission Of Hiv, Yingxue Sun, Adam Meadows, Najwa Zebian, Eric Arts, Carole Creuzenet
Western Research Forum
Background:
In chronic HIV patients, the viral populations are genetically diverse due to mutations introduced by the viral reverse transcriptase during HIV replication. However, more than 80% new infections result from single transmission founder (TF) viruses; therefore, targeting the TFs is key to control AIDS worldwide.
Gp120 is a glycosylated envelope protein required for HIV infection, propagation, and transmission. Glycans on gp120 influence HIV infectivity through their interactions with lectins, the carbohydrate-binding immune proteins in the host mucosa. To transmit sexually, viruses must overcome the lectin traps to access more target T cells.
Hypothesis:
TF viruses are less likely to …
Novel Insights Into The Genomic Integration Site Landscape Of Hiv-1 And Other Retrovirus Genera, Hinissan P. Kohio
Novel Insights Into The Genomic Integration Site Landscape Of Hiv-1 And Other Retrovirus Genera, Hinissan P. Kohio
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
An important event during infection by retroviruses such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is the permanent integration of the viral genome into the host genome. This event leads to life-long infection and is accompanied by a period of quiescence/latency ranging from a few years to >10 years where HIV-1 expression is barely detectable or undetectable. Despite the use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) which controls HIV-1 infection, quiescent/latent virus presents a major obstacle towards a functional cure. Integration site location in the genome is thought to contribute to latent infections and has the potential to confound anti-latency treatments, …