Search Results - "Bekisz, Joseph"
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New function of type I IFN: induction of autophagy
Published in Journal of interferon & cytokine research (01-02-2014)“…Autophagy is a highly conserved cellular process responsible for recycling of intracellular material. It is induced by different stress signals, including…”
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Antiproliferative Properties of Type I and Type II Interferon
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (30-03-2010)“…The clinical possibilities of interferon (IFN) became apparent with early studies demonstrating that it was capable of inhibiting tumor cells in culture and in…”
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Attenuating mutations in the P/C gene of human parainfluenza virus type 1 (HPIV1) vaccine candidates abrogate the inhibition of both induction and signaling of type I interferon (IFN) by wild-type HPIV1
Published in Virology (New York, N.Y.) (15-08-2006)“…Recombinant human parainfluenza virus type 1 (HPIV1) and mutants containing point and deletion (Δ) mutations in the P/C gene (r-C Δ10–15HN T553A, r-C R84G, r-C…”
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Divergence of Binding, Signaling, and Biological Responses to Recombinant Human Hybrid IFN
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-07-1999)“…Three human IFN-alpha hybrids, HY-1 [IFN-alpha21a(1-75)/alpha2c(76-165)], HY-2 [IFN-alpha21a(1-95)/alpha2c(96-165)], and HY-3…”
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Type I interferons induce autophagy in certain human cancer cell lines
Published in Autophagy (01-05-2013)“…Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular recycling mechanism that occurs at a basal level in all cells. It can be further induced by various stimuli…”
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Immunomodulatory effects of interferons in malignancies
Published in Journal of interferon & cytokine research (01-04-2013)“…Investigation of the antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of interferon (IFN) began shortly after the cytokine was discovered in 1957. Early work showed a…”
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Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) is targeted in IFN-α2a-induced Bid‐mediated apoptosis through Bak activation in ovarian cancer cells
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-08-2012)“…Previously we have shown that interferon (IFN)-α induced apoptosis is predominantly mediated by the upregulation of tumor necrosis factor related…”
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101 : Characterization of the interferon alpha inducible protein LY6E
Published in Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-09-2013)“…Ly6E is a member of the Ly family of proteins whose genes are clustered on Chromosome 8. In micro array experiments performed by both our lab and others has…”
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Structural variants of IFNα preferentially promote antiviral functions
Published in Blood (01-09-2011)“…IFNα, a cytokine with multiple functions in innate and adaptive immunity and a potent inhibitor of HIV, exerts antiviral activity, in part, by enhancing…”
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18: Characterization of human interferon-alpha subtypes and mutants
Published in Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-09-2013)“…IFN-α subtypes and mutants have been cloned in our laboratory in a yeast expression system. The mutants were constructed with point mutations at the C-termini…”
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133 : In vitro eradication of serous ovarian cancer with IFN-α2α and IFN-γ in combination with monocytes
Published in Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-09-2013)“…Interferons (IFNs) have been utilized for their antiproliferative and antitumor effects against human cancers, including hairy cell leukemia, chronic…”
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Induction of autophagy by Type I interferon in human cancer cells (P6217)
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2013)“…Abstract Type I IFNs (interferons) are cytokines that induce an antiviral state in cells and have antiproliferative, pro-apoptotic, and immunomodulatory…”
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Structural Determinants of IFNα Distinguish Antiviral and Potentially Toxic Functions. (39.7)
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-04-2010)“…Abstract Interferon alpha (IFNα), a cytokine with multiple functions in innate and adaptive immunity and a potent inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Human interferons alpha, beta and omega
Published in Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) (01-12-2004)“…Type I interferons (IFNs), IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, IFN-omega, IFN-delta and IFN-tau are a family of structurally related, species-specific proteins found only in…”
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Potent antitumor effects of combination therapy with IFNs and monocytes in mouse models of established human ovarian and melanoma tumors
Published in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy (01-07-2012)“…Interferon-activated monocytes are known to exert cytocidal activity against tumor cells in vitro. Here, we have examined whether a combination of IFN-α2a and…”
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Structural variants of IFNa preferentially promote antiviral functions
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