2018
Small Interfering RNA-Mediated Control of Virus Replication in the CNS Is Therapeutic and Enables Natural Immunity to West Nile Virus
Beloor J, Maes N, Ullah I, Uchil P, Jackson A, Fikrig E, Lee SK, Kumar P. Small Interfering RNA-Mediated Control of Virus Replication in the CNS Is Therapeutic and Enables Natural Immunity to West Nile Virus. Cell Host & Microbe 2018, 23: 549-556.e3. PMID: 29606496, PMCID: PMC6074029, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalDrug CarriersMicePlacebosRabies virusRNA, Small InterferingSurvival AnalysisVirus ReplicationWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionCell-mediated immune responsesLate-stage therapySubsequent WNV infectionWNV-infected miceLong-term immunityNile virusWNV E proteinViral burdenIntranasal routeVirus clearanceVirus infectionImmune responseMice succumbPeripheral tissuesNatural immunitySurvival rateDisease resultsDay 9Virus replicationInfectionImmunityCNSVirus
2014
Attachment of Cell-Binding Ligands to Arginine-Rich Cell-Penetrating Peptides Enables Cytosolic Translocation of Complexed siRNA
Zeller S, Choi CS, Uchil PD, Ban HS, Siefert A, Fahmy TM, Mothes W, Lee SK, Kumar P. Attachment of Cell-Binding Ligands to Arginine-Rich Cell-Penetrating Peptides Enables Cytosolic Translocation of Complexed siRNA. Cell Chemical Biology 2014, 22: 50-62. PMID: 25544044, PMCID: PMC4320807, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman Genome-Wide RNAi Screen Identifies an Essential Role for Inositol Pyrophosphates in Type-I Interferon Response
Pulloor NK, Nair S, McCaffrey K, Kostic AD, Bist P, Weaver JD, Riley AM, Tyagi R, Uchil PD, York JD, Snyder SH, García-Sastre A, Potter BV, Lin R, Shears SB, Xavier RJ, Krishnan MN. Human Genome-Wide RNAi Screen Identifies an Essential Role for Inositol Pyrophosphates in Type-I Interferon Response. PLOS Pathogens 2014, 10: e1003981. PMID: 24586175, PMCID: PMC3937324, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInositol pyrophosphatesHuman genome-wide RNAi screenGenome-wide RNAi screenNovel regulatory proteinPattern recognition receptor RIGActivation of IRF3RNAi screenPositive regulatorTranscription factorsType I interferon responseType I interferon productionNovel regulatorRegulatory proteinsKinase activityBiochemical experimentsPhosphoryl transferIntact cellsInnate immune responseMetabolic pathwaysInterferon transcriptionGlobal regulationIRF3 activationCellular infectionPPIP5K2PPIP5K1