2007
Anaplasma phagocytophilum specifically induces tyrosine phosphorylation of ROCK1 during infection
Thomas V, Fikrig E. Anaplasma phagocytophilum specifically induces tyrosine phosphorylation of ROCK1 during infection. Cellular Microbiology 2007, 9: 1730-1737. PMID: 17346310, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.00908.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplasma phagocytophilumPSGL-1Non-antibiotic strategiesHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisA. phagocytophilum infectionA. phagocytophilum-infected cellsTick-borne agentsPolymorphonuclear leucocytesPromyelocytic cell linePhagocytophilum infectionObligate intracellular pathogensInfectionTyrosine phosphorylationIntracellular pathogensGranulocytic anaplasmosisCell linesROCK1SykPhagocytophilumPhosphorylationNeutrophilsLeucocytesAntibodies
2005
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Modulates gp91phox Gene Expression through Altered Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 and PU.1 Levels and Binding of CCAAT Displacement Protein
Thomas V, Samanta S, Wu C, Berliner N, Fikrig E. Anaplasma phagocytophilum Modulates gp91phox Gene Expression through Altered Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 and PU.1 Levels and Binding of CCAAT Displacement Protein. Infection And Immunity 2005, 73: 208-218. PMID: 15618156, PMCID: PMC538944, DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.1.208-218.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilumDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHL-60 CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-1Membrane GlycoproteinsNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH OxidasesNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSTAT1 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsCCAAT displacement proteinRegulatory factor 1IRF-1IRF-1 promoterRegulation of genesA. phagocytophilum-infected cellsFirst molecular mechanismFactor 1Interferon regulatory factor 1IFN-gamma signalingActivator proteinGene transcriptionAnaplasma phagocytophilumTranscriptional inhibitionGene expressionMolecular mechanismsNuclear extractsGamma interferon stimulationPhosphorylated STAT1Interferon stimulationGenesA. phagocytophilum infectionProteinProtein expressionReduced expression