2011
Alterations in the Aedes aegypti Transcriptome during Infection with West Nile, Dengue and Yellow Fever Viruses
Colpitts TM, Cox J, Vanlandingham DL, Feitosa FM, Cheng G, Kurscheid S, Wang P, Krishnan MN, Higgs S, Fikrig E. Alterations in the Aedes aegypti Transcriptome during Infection with West Nile, Dengue and Yellow Fever Viruses. PLOS Pathogens 2011, 7: e1002189. PMID: 21909258, PMCID: PMC3164632, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionDiverse cellular processesPupal cuticle proteinsExpression of genesMosquito gene expressionYellow fever virusFlaviviral infectionsMosquito genesCuticle proteinsCellular processesBioinformatics analysisMosquito cellsExpression profilesMicroarray analysisDDR genesMetabolic processesHuman diseasesGenesTranscriptomic signaturesWest NileFever virusPeptidase activityWNV envelope proteinTranscriptomeAedes aegypti mosquitoes
2007
Borrelia burgdorferi basic membrane proteins A and B participate in the genesis of Lyme arthritis
Pal U, Wang P, Bao F, Yang X, Samanta S, Schoen R, Wormser GP, Schwartz I, Fikrig E. Borrelia burgdorferi basic membrane proteins A and B participate in the genesis of Lyme arthritis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2007, 205: 133-141. PMID: 18166585, PMCID: PMC2234379, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20070962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme arthritisMouse jointsB. burgdorferi antigensBurgdorferi-infected miceSevere arthritisSpirochete numbersArthritisHost responseLyme diseaseAffinity-purified antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiChain reactionMiceOriginal phenotypeBasic membrane proteinMutant spirochetesGene expressionJointsInflammationPathogenesisAntigenDiseaseB. burgdorferi gene expression