2011
prM-antibody renders immature West Nile virus infectious in vivo
Colpitts TM, Rodenhuis-Zybert I, Moesker B, Wang P, Fikrig E, Smit JM. prM-antibody renders immature West Nile virus infectious in vivo. Journal Of General Virology 2011, 92: 2281-2285. PMID: 21697345, PMCID: PMC3347797, DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.031427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusInfectious West Nile virusNile virusDeath of micePrM antibodiesNeurotropic pathogensWNV particlesSevere human diseasesFamily FlaviviridaeVivo proofImmature flavivirus particlesInfectious potentialAntibodiesDiseaseViral surfaceVirus particlesPrM proteinFlavivirus particlesVirusHuman diseasesInfectionMiceFlavivirusesBrainSerum
2006
Crystal Structure of West Nile Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Reveals Viral Surface Epitopes
Kanai R, Kar K, Anthony K, Gould LH, Ledizet M, Fikrig E, Marasco WA, Koski RA, Modis Y. Crystal Structure of West Nile Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Reveals Viral Surface Epitopes. Journal Of Virology 2006, 80: 11000-11008. PMID: 16943291, PMCID: PMC1642136, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01735-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus-specific antibodiesEnvelope glycoproteinTick-borne encephalitis virusWest Nile Virus Envelope GlycoproteinLife-threatening encephalitisVirus-specific antibodiesWest Nile virusMajor envelope glycoproteinAntiviral vaccinesVirus envelope glycoproteinDengue virusEncephalitis virusFlavivirus genusViral attachmentReceptor bindingWest NileTherapeutic antibodiesMolecular landscapeNile virusVirusSurface epitopesE proteinViruses e.Viral surfaceVirus surface