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TRIM5 is an innate immune sensor for the retrovirus capsid lattice
Pertel T, Hausmann S, Morger D, Züger S, Guerra J, Lascano J, Reinhard C, Santoni FA, Uchil PD, Chatel L, Bisiaux A, Albert ML, Strambio-De-Castillia C, Mothes W, Pizzato M, Grütter MG, Luban J. TRIM5 is an innate immune sensor for the retrovirus capsid lattice. Nature 2011, 472: 361-365. PMID: 21512573, PMCID: PMC3081621, DOI: 10.1038/nature09976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral Restriction FactorsCapsidCarrier ProteinsCell LineEnzyme ActivationHEK293 CellsHIV-1HumansImmunity, InnateLipopolysaccharidesMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesNF-kappa BProtein BindingReceptors, Pattern RecognitionRetroviridaeSignal TransductionTranscription Factor AP-1Transcription FactorsTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitinUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesTRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly
Uchil PD, Pawliczek T, Reynolds TD, Ding S, Hinz A, Munro JB, Huang F, Floyd RW, Yang H, Hamilton WL, Bewersdorf J, Xiong Y, Calderwood DA, Mothes W. TRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 3928-3942. PMID: 25015296, PMCID: PMC4163643, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.143537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion proteinsFocal adhesionsCell migrationAdhesion proteinsMulti-adaptor proteinTripartite motif (TRIM) protein familyFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesion turnoverFocal adhesion componentsCoiled-coil domainImpaired cell migrationII-independent mannerLD2 motifAdhesion turnoverActin cytoskeletonProtein familyAdhesion dynamicsCellular functionsDynamic turnoverMacromolecular complexesRegulatory componentsFocal contactsAdhesion componentsExtracellular matrixTRIM15
2022
A Fc-enhanced NTD-binding non-neutralizing antibody delays virus spread and synergizes with a nAb to protect mice from lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection
Beaudoin-Bussières G, Chen Y, Ullah I, Prévost J, Tolbert WD, Symmes K, Ding S, Benlarbi M, Gong SY, Tauzin A, Gasser R, Chatterjee D, Vézina D, Goyette G, Richard J, Zhou F, Stamatatos L, McGuire AT, Charest H, Roger M, Pozharski E, Kumar P, Mothes W, Uchil PD, Pazgier M, Finzi A. A Fc-enhanced NTD-binding non-neutralizing antibody delays virus spread and synergizes with a nAb to protect mice from lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cell Reports 2022, 38: 110368. PMID: 35123652, PMCID: PMC8786652, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityCOVID-19COVID-19 SerotherapyDisease Models, AnimalEpitopesHumansImmunization, PassiveImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMiceProtein BindingProtein ConformationSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
2020
Real-Time Conformational Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Spikes on Virus Particles
Lu M, Uchil PD, Li W, Zheng D, Terry DS, Gorman J, Shi W, Zhang B, Zhou T, Ding S, Gasser R, Prévost J, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Anand SP, Laumaea A, Grover JR, Liu L, Ho DD, Mascola JR, Finzi A, Kwong PD, Blanchard SC, Mothes W. Real-Time Conformational Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Spikes on Virus Particles. Cell Host & Microbe 2020, 28: 880-891.e8. PMID: 33242391, PMCID: PMC7664471, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transferReceptor-binding domainSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Conformational dynamicsSyndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 spikeCoronavirus disease 2019Distinct conformational statesMechanism of neutralizationHuman receptor angiotensinVirus particlesConvalescent plasmaCoronavirus 2Disease 2019Enzyme 2Fluorescence resonance energy transferReceptor angiotensinVaccine developmentImmunogen designViral entryConformational changesDistinct conformationsS recognition
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