Featured Publications
A Protective Role for the Lectin CD169/Siglec-1 against a Pathogenic Murine Retrovirus
Uchil PD, Pi R, Haugh KA, Ladinsky MS, Ventura JD, Barrett BS, Santiago ML, Bjorkman PJ, Kassiotis G, Sewald X, Mothes W. A Protective Role for the Lectin CD169/Siglec-1 against a Pathogenic Murine Retrovirus. Cell Host & Microbe 2018, 25: 87-100.e10. PMID: 30595553, PMCID: PMC6331384, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalErythroblastsFemaleInterferon Type ILectinsLymph NodesMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLProtective AgentsRetroviridaeRetroviridae InfectionsSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1SpleenT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicViral LoadConceptsCD169/SiglecEffective cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responseProtective roleCytotoxic T lymphocyte responsesLymph node infectionT lymphocyte responsesHigh viral loadSusceptible mouse strainsMarginal zone metallophilic macrophagesPermissive lymphocytesCytotoxic CD8Lymphocyte responsesViral loadSubcapsular sinusComplex infectionMurine modelViral disseminationMetallophilic macrophagesRed pulpCell responsesSystemic spreadMouse strainsPathogenesisCells 1CD169
2019
In vivo Imaging-Driven Approaches to Study Virus Dissemination and Pathogenesis
Uchil PD, Haugh KA, Pi R, Mothes W. In vivo Imaging-Driven Approaches to Study Virus Dissemination and Pathogenesis. Annual Review Of Virology 2019, 6: 1-24. PMID: 31283440, PMCID: PMC7217087, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-101416-041429.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
HIV cell-to-cell transmission: effects on pathogenesis and antiretroviral therapy
Agosto LM, Uchil PD, Mothes W. HIV cell-to-cell transmission: effects on pathogenesis and antiretroviral therapy. Trends In Microbiology 2015, 23: 289-295. PMID: 25766144, PMCID: PMC4417442, DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyVirological synapsesT-cell depletionCell transmissionHIV infectionCell depletionHIV cellMatter of debateViral replicationTherapyUninfected cellsReduced efficacyHigh MOISynapsesHIVPathogenesisRecent dataInfectionCell deathTrigger cell deathCellsVivoCell-cell contactCellular surveillanceHigher number
2008
RNA interference screen for human genes associated with West Nile virus infection
Krishnan MN, Ng A, Sukumaran B, Gilfoy FD, Uchil PD, Sultana H, Brass AL, Adametz R, Tsui M, Qian F, Montgomery RR, Lev S, Mason PW, Koski RA, Elledge SJ, Xavier RJ, Agaisse H, Fikrig E. RNA interference screen for human genes associated with West Nile virus infection. Nature 2008, 455: 242-245. PMID: 18690214, PMCID: PMC3136529, DOI: 10.1038/nature07207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputational BiologyDengue VirusEndoplasmic ReticulumGene Expression ProfilingGenome, HumanHeLa CellsHIVHumansImmunityMonocarboxylic Acid TransportersMuscle ProteinsProtein BindingRNA InterferenceUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesVesiculovirusVirus ReplicationWest Nile FeverWest Nile virus