A structural and functional perspective of alphavirus replication and assembly

J Jose, JE Snyder, RJ Kuhn - Future microbiology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Alphaviruses are small, spherical, enveloped, positive-sense ssRNA viruses responsible for
a considerable number of human and animal diseases. Alphavirus members include …

Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles in gene and drug delivery

K Ladewig, ZP Xu, GQ Lu - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have been known for many decades as catalyst and
ceramic precursors, traps for anionic pollutants, catalysts and additives for polymers, but …

An Alphavirus-derived replicon RNA vaccine induces SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody and T cell responses in mice and nonhuman primates

JH Erasmus, AP Khandhar, MA O'Connor… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by infection with the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is having a deleterious impact on …

Rapid spine delivery and redistribution of AMPA receptors after synaptic NMDA receptor activation

SH Shi, Y Hayashi, RS Petralia, SH Zaman… - Science, 1999 - science.org
To monitor changes in α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) receptor
distribution in living neurons, the AMPA receptor subunit GluR1 was tagged with green …

Replicon-helper systems from attenuated venezuelan equine encephalitis virus: Expression of heterologous genesin vitroand immunization against heterologous …

P Pushko, M Parker, GV Ludwig, NL Davis… - Virology, 1997 - Elsevier
A replicon vaccine vector system was developed from an attenuated strain of Venezuelan
equine encephalitis virus (VEE). The replicon RNA consists of thecis-acting 5′ and 3 …

trans-Complementation of yellow fever virus NS1 reveals a role in early RNA replication

BD Lindenbach, CM Rice - Journal of virology, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mutational analysis of the nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of yellow fever virus (YF) has
implicated it in viral RNA replication. To further explore this observation, we sought a method …

Intramuscular delivery of replicon RNA encoding ZIKV-117 human monoclonal antibody protects against Zika virus infection

JH Erasmus, J Archer, J Fuerte-Stone… - … therapy Methods & …, 2020 - cell.com
Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutics are an effective modality for the treatment of
infectious, autoimmune, and cancer-related diseases. However, the discovery, development …

Methods of activating a melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obese subjects

LM Kaplan, N Stylopoulos, JL Harris - US Patent 8,476,227, 2013 - Google Patents
Methods and therapeutics are provided for treating metabolic disorders by activation of
melanocortin signaling pathways. Generally, the methods and therapeutics can induce …

Coronavirus reverse genetic systems: infectious clones and replicons

F Almazán, I Sola, S Zuñiga, S Marquez-Jurado… - Virus research, 2014 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses (CoVs) infect humans and many animal species, and are associated with
respiratory, enteric, hepatic, and central nervous system diseases. The large size of the CoV …

Experience strengthening transmission by driving AMPA receptors into synapses

T Takahashi, K Svoboda, R Malinow - Science, 2003 - science.org
The mechanisms underlying experience-dependent plasticity in the brain may depend on
the AMPA subclass of glutamate receptors (AMPA-Rs). We examined the trafficking of AMPA …