2017
TAM Receptors Are Not Required for Zika Virus Infection in Mice
Hastings AK, Yockey LJ, Jagger BW, Hwang J, Uraki R, Gaitsch HF, Parnell LA, Cao B, Mysorekar IU, Rothlin CV, Fikrig E, Diamond MS, Iwasaki A. TAM Receptors Are Not Required for Zika Virus Infection in Mice. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 558-568. PMID: 28423319, PMCID: PMC5485843, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTAM receptorsZika virusAbsence of IFNARGlobal public health concernNon-pregnant miceZika virus infectionAdult female micePublic health concernZIKV entryZIKV infectionFemale miceViral inoculationZIKV replicationMertk (TAM) receptorsYoung miceVirus infectionEntry receptorViral titersViral replicationCell tropismInfectionHealth concernMiceAxlReceptors
2005
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Modulates gp91phox Gene Expression through Altered Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 and PU.1 Levels and Binding of CCAAT Displacement Protein
Thomas V, Samanta S, Wu C, Berliner N, Fikrig E. Anaplasma phagocytophilum Modulates gp91phox Gene Expression through Altered Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 and PU.1 Levels and Binding of CCAAT Displacement Protein. Infection And Immunity 2005, 73: 208-218. PMID: 15618156, PMCID: PMC538944, DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.1.208-218.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilumDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHL-60 CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-1Membrane GlycoproteinsNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH OxidasesNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSTAT1 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsCCAAT displacement proteinRegulatory factor 1IRF-1IRF-1 promoterRegulation of genesA. phagocytophilum-infected cellsFirst molecular mechanismFactor 1Interferon regulatory factor 1IFN-gamma signalingActivator proteinGene transcriptionAnaplasma phagocytophilumTranscriptional inhibitionGene expressionMolecular mechanismsNuclear extractsGamma interferon stimulationPhosphorylated STAT1Interferon stimulationGenesA. phagocytophilum infectionProteinProtein expressionReduced expression