2019
Inhibition of Chikungunya Virus Replication in Primary Human Fibroblasts by Liver X Receptor Agonist
Hwang J, Wang Y, Fikrig E. Inhibition of Chikungunya Virus Replication in Primary Human Fibroblasts by Liver X Receptor Agonist. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2019, 63: 10.1128/aac.01220-19. PMID: 31307983, PMCID: PMC6709483, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01220-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsApolipoproteins EATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1Chikungunya virusCholesterolFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansIndazolesInterferonsLiver X ReceptorsPrimary Cell CultureRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVirus ReplicationConceptsChikungunya virusLiver X receptor agonistMosquito-borne chikungunya virusX receptor agonistLiver X receptorChikungunya Virus ReplicationLXR-623Acute painJoint inflammationReceptor agonistCHIKV replicationPharmacological activationSynthetic agonistsAntiviral stateVirus replicationX receptorLarge epidemicsHost factorsAgonistsPrimary human fibroblastsVirusHuman fibroblastsPainInflammationGeographic areas
2017
Multiple UBXN family members inhibit retrovirus and lentivirus production and canonical NFκΒ signaling by stabilizing IκBα
Hu Y, O’Boyle K, Auer J, Raju S, You F, Wang P, Fikrig E, Sutton RE. Multiple UBXN family members inhibit retrovirus and lentivirus production and canonical NFκΒ signaling by stabilizing IκBα. PLOS Pathogens 2017, 13: e1006187. PMID: 28152074, PMCID: PMC5308826, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionHundreds of genesCycle assaysNFκB pathwayCo-immunoprecipitation studiesMouse embryo fibroblastsDownstream effector functionsJurkat T cellsPrimary human fibroblastsEmbryonic lethalityFamily membersUBA domainUBXN1HIV gene expressionSingle-cycle assaysProtein turnoverEmbryo fibroblastsCell adhesionGlobal regulationCanonical NFκB pathwayNFκB signalingHuman fibroblastsLike receptorsPathwayKnockdown