[HTML][HTML] Host immune response to influenza A virus infection

X Chen, S Liu, MU Goraya, M Maarouf… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are contagious pathogens responsible for severe respiratory
infection in humans and animals worldwide. Upon detection of IAV infection, host immune …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent urinary tract infection: a mystery in search of better model systems

BO Murray, C Flores, C Williams… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide
but are significantly understudied. Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) accounts for a significant …

Low ambient humidity impairs barrier function and innate resistance against influenza infection

E Kudo, E Song, LJ Yockey, T Rakib… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
In the temperate regions, seasonal influenza virus outbreaks correlate closely with
decreases in humidity. While low ambient humidity is known to enhance viral transmission …

[HTML][HTML] The N501Y mutation in SARS-CoV-2 spike leads to morbidity in obese and aged mice and is neutralized by convalescent and post-vaccination human sera

R Rathnasinghe, S Jangra, A Cupic… - MedRxiv, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The current COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2,
disproportionally affects the elderly and people with comorbidities like obesity and …

[HTML][HTML] Interferon-inducible antiviral effectors

AJ Sadler, BRG Williams - Nature reviews immunology, 2008 - nature.com
Since the discovery of interferons (IFNs), considerable progress has been made in
describing the nature of the cytokines themselves, the signalling components that direct the …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza A virus NS1 targets the ubiquitin ligase TRIM25 to evade recognition by the host viral RNA sensor RIG-I

MU Gack, RA Albrecht, T Urano, KS Inn, IC Huang… - Cell host & …, 2009 - cell.com
The ubiquitin ligase TRIM25 mediates Lysine 63-linked ubiquitination of the N-terminal
CARD domains of the viral RNA sensor RIG-I to facilitate type I interferon (IFN) production …

The multifunctional NS1 protein of influenza A viruses

BG Hale, RE Randall, J Ortín… - Journal of general …, 2008 - microbiologyresearch.org
The non-structural (NS1) protein of influenza A viruses is a non-essential virulence factor
that has multiple accessory functions during viral infection. In recent years, the major role …

[HTML][HTML] The influenza virus PB2 protein evades antiviral innate immunity by inhibiting JAK1/STAT signalling

H Yang, Y Dong, Y Bian, N Xu, Y Wu, F Yang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Influenza A virus (IAV) polymerase protein PB2 has been shown to partially inhibit the host
immune response by blocking the induction of interferons (IFNs). However, the IAV PB2 …

Mx proteins: antiviral gatekeepers that restrain the uninvited

J Verhelst, P Hulpiau, X Saelens - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fifty years after the discovery of the mouse Mx1 gene, researchers are still trying to
understand the molecular details of the antiviral mechanisms mediated by Mx proteins. Mx …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models for influenza virus pathogenesis and transmission

NM Bouvier, AC Lowen - Viruses, 2010 - mdpi.com
Influenza virus infection of humans results in a respiratory disease that ranges in severity
from sub-clinical infection to primary viral pneumonia that can result in death. The clinical …