2022
The noncanonical inflammasome in health and disease
Cahoon J, Yang D, Wang P. The noncanonical inflammasome in health and disease. Infectious Medicine 2022, 1: 208-216. PMID: 38077630, PMCID: PMC10699704, DOI: 10.1016/j.imj.2022.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNoncanonical inflammasomeRapid cellular responsesKey cellular regulatorsInnate immune signalingMechanism of activationAdaptor proteinCellular regulatorsPattern recognition receptorsNon-canonical inflammasomeImmune signalingCaspase-4Cellular responsesRecognition receptorsSubsequent maturationNegative bacterial infectionsCaspase-1Inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory diseasesInflammasomeBacterial infectionsRecent advancesDiseaseSignalingRegulatorProtein
2011
Dengue Virus Capsid Protein Binds Core Histones and Inhibits Nucleosome Formation in Human Liver Cells
Colpitts TM, Barthel S, Wang P, Fikrig E. Dengue Virus Capsid Protein Binds Core Histones and Inhibits Nucleosome Formation in Human Liver Cells. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24365. PMID: 21909430, PMCID: PMC3164731, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDENV infectionDENV CHuman liver cellsDengue virusLiver cellsDengue virus infectionTime-dependent mannerSpecific antiviralsVirus infectionInfectionAlters levelsSerious human diseasesInteresting new roleViral RNANuclear presenceMature virus particlesVirus particlesHuman diseasesFlaviviral replicationCellsCellular responsesCapsid proteinStructural proteinsVaccine