Novel functions of vimentin in cell adhesion, migration, and signaling

J Ivaska, HM Pallari, J Nevo, JE Eriksson - Experimental cell research, 2007 - Elsevier
Vimentin is the major intermediate filament (IF) protein of mesenchymal cells. It shows
dynamically altered expression patterns during different developmental stages and high …

Vimentin: from a cytoskeletal protein to a critical modulator of immune response and a target for infection

J Arrindell, B Desnues - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Vimentin is an intermediate filament protein that plays a role in cell processes, including cell
migration, cell shape and plasticity, or organelle anchorage. However, studies from over the …

Surface vimentin is critical for the cell entry of SARS-CoV

YTC Yu, SC Chien, IY Chen, CT Lai, YG Tsay… - Journal of biomedical …, 2016 - Springer
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) caused a global
panic due to its high morbidity and mortality during 2002 and 2003. Soon after the deadly …

Improved strategies for sequence-independent amplification and sequencing of viral double-stranded RNA genomes

AC Potgieter, NA Page… - Journal of General …, 2009 - microbiologyresearch.org
This paper reports significant improvements in the efficacy of sequence-independent
amplification and quality of sequencing of viruses with segmented double-stranded RNA …

The diverse roles and dynamic rearrangement of vimentin during viral infection

Y Zhang, Z Wen, X Shi, YJ Liu… - Journal of cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Epidemics caused by viral infections pose a significant global threat. Cytoskeletal vimentin is
a major intermediate filament (IF) protein, and is involved in numerous functions, including …

Host cytoskeletal vimentin serves as a structural organizer and an RNA-binding protein regulator to facilitate Zika viral replication

Y Zhang, S Zhao, Y Li, F Feng, M Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Emerging microbe infections, such as Zika virus (ZIKV), pose an increasing threat to human
health. Investigations on ZIKV replication have revealed the construction of replication …

The molecular biology of Bluetongue virus replication

A Patel, P Roy - Virus research, 2014 - Elsevier
The members of Orbivirus genus within the Reoviridae family are arthropod-borne viruses
which are responsible for high morbidity and mortality in ruminants. Bluetongue virus (BTV) …

Cellular vimentin regulates the infectivity of Newcastle disease virus through targeting of the HN protein

X Lu, K Liu, Y Chen, R Gao, Z Hu, J Hu, M Gu, S Hu… - Veterinary …, 2023 - Springer
The haemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein plays a crucial role in the infectivity and
virulence of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). In a previous study, the mutant HN protein was …

A viral nonstructural protein regulates bluetongue virus trafficking and release

CCP Celma, P Roy - Journal of virology, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bluetongue virus (BTV), a nonenveloped insect-borne virus, is released from infected cells
by multiple pathways. Unlike other nonenveloped viruses, in addition to cell lysis the newly …

Bluetongue virus RNA binding protein NS2 is a modulator of viral replication and assembly

AK Kar, B Bhattacharya, P Roy - BMC molecular biology, 2007 - Springer
Background Bluetongue virus (BTV) particles consist of seven structural proteins that are
organized into two capsids. In addition, BTV also encodes three non-structural (NS) proteins …