2020
RUNX Binding Sites Are Enriched in Herpesvirus Genomes, and RUNX1 Overexpression Leads to Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Suppression
Kim DJ, Khoury-Hanold W, Jain PC, Klein J, Kong Y, Pope SD, Ge W, Medzhitov R, Iwasaki A. RUNX Binding Sites Are Enriched in Herpesvirus Genomes, and RUNX1 Overexpression Leads to Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Suppression. Journal Of Virology 2020, 94: 10.1128/jvi.00943-20. PMID: 32878886, PMCID: PMC7592204, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00943-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaHSV-1 infectionNumerous viral genesHSV-2Sensory neuronsHost transcription factorsHSV-1 genomeHSV-1Dorsal root ganglion neuronsViral gene expressionMouse DRG neuronsLifelong latent infectionViral genesKnockdown of RUNX1Herpes simplex virus 1Simplex virus 1DRG neuronsGanglion neuronsRoot gangliaOverall infectionViral gene transcriptionLatent infectionHSV-2 genomeInfectionNeuroblastoma cellsAnalytical sensitivity and efficiency comparisons of SARS-CoV-2 RT–qPCR primer–probe sets
Vogels CBF, Brito AF, Wyllie AL, Fauver JR, Ott IM, Kalinich CC, Petrone ME, Casanovas-Massana A, Catherine Muenker M, Moore AJ, Klein J, Lu P, Lu-Culligan A, Jiang X, Kim DJ, Kudo E, Mao T, Moriyama M, Oh JE, Park A, Silva J, Song E, Takahashi T, Taura M, Tokuyama M, Venkataraman A, Weizman OE, Wong P, Yang Y, Cheemarla NR, White EB, Lapidus S, Earnest R, Geng B, Vijayakumar P, Odio C, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Farhadian S, Dela Cruz CS, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Landry ML, Foxman EF, Grubaugh ND. Analytical sensitivity and efficiency comparisons of SARS-CoV-2 RT–qPCR primer–probe sets. Nature Microbiology 2020, 5: 1299-1305. PMID: 32651556, PMCID: PMC9241364, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0761-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 RTSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusViral RNA copiesPublic health laboratoriesPublic health interventionsReverse transcription-PCR assaySARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testingDiagnostic assaysTranscription-PCR assaySARS-CoV-2 evolutionQuantitative reverse transcription-PCR assaysRapid diagnostic assaysHealth laboratoriesHealth interventionsDiagnostic testingRNA copiesPrimer-probe setsAssaysLow sensitivityCritical needAnalytical sensitivity
2018
ERVmap analysis reveals genome-wide transcription of human endogenous retroviruses
Tokuyama M, Kong Y, Song E, Jayewickreme T, Kang I, Iwasaki A. ERVmap analysis reveals genome-wide transcription of human endogenous retroviruses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 12565-12572. PMID: 30455304, PMCID: PMC6294949, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1814589115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous retrovirusesGenome-wide identificationProtein-coding sequencesLocus-specific expressionWide transcriptionHuman genomeHuman endogenous retrovirusesERV lociExpression patternsRetroviral elementsPrimary cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsRange of diseasesBreast cancer tissue samplesHuman healthSystemic lupus erythematosusBlood mononuclear cellsCancer tissue samplesDisease-associated antigensCell linesRNALack of toolsWeb toolLupus erythematosusPerforin expression
2016
Viral Spread to Enteric Neurons Links Genital HSV-1 Infection to Toxic Megacolon and Lethality
Khoury-Hanold W, Yordy B, Kong P, Kong Y, Ge W, Szigeti-Buck K, Ralevski A, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A. Viral Spread to Enteric Neurons Links Genital HSV-1 Infection to Toxic Megacolon and Lethality. Cell Host & Microbe 2016, 19: 788-799. PMID: 27281569, PMCID: PMC4902295, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital HSV-1 infectionEnteric nervous systemHSV-1 infectionSensory nervous systemNervous systemGenital herpesToxic megacolonHSV-1Genital mucosal epithelial cellsPeripheral sensory nervous systemDorsal root gangliaPathological inflammatory responsesMucosal epithelial cellsHerpes simplex virus 1Simplex virus 1Urinary retentionEnteric neuronsLaxative treatmentAutonomic gangliaRoot gangliaInflammatory responseViral gene transcriptionMouse modelInfectionEpithelial cells