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Dual host-virus arms races shape an essential housekeeping protein
Published in PLoS biology (01-05-2013)“…Transferrin Receptor (TfR1) is the cell-surface receptor that regulates iron uptake into cells, a process that is fundamental to life. However, TfR1 also…”
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Evidence for ACE2-Utilizing Coronaviruses (CoVs) Related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoV in Bats
Published in Journal of Virology (01-06-2012)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Filovirus receptor NPC1 contributes to species-specific patterns of ebolavirus susceptibility in bats
Published in eLife (23-12-2015)“…Biological factors that influence the host range and spillover of Ebola virus (EBOV) and other filoviruses remain enigmatic. While filoviruses infect diverse…”
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Rapid evolution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in humans and other primates
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (11-07-2014)“…The maintenance of chromosomal integrity is an essential task of every living organism and cellular repair mechanisms exist to guard against insults to DNA…”
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Evolutionary reconstructions of the transferrin receptor of Caniforms supports canine parvovirus being a re-emerged and not a novel pathogen in dogs
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-05-2012)“…Parvoviruses exploit transferrin receptor type-1 (TfR) for cellular entry in carnivores, and specific interactions are key to control of host range. We show…”
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Identification and dissection of a complex DNA repair sensitivity phenotype in Baker's yeast
Published in PLoS genetics (01-07-2008)“…Complex traits typically involve the contribution of multiple gene variants. In this study, we took advantage of a high-density genotyping analysis of the BY…”
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Widespread sequence variations in VAMP1 across vertebrates suggest a potential selective pressure from botulinum neurotoxins
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2014)“…Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT/A-G), the most potent toxins known, act by cleaving three SNARE proteins required for synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Previous studies…”
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Incompatibilities involving yeast mismatch repair genes: a role for genetic modifiers and implications for disease penetrance and variation in genomic mutation rates
Published in PLoS genetics (01-06-2008)“…Genetic background effects underlie the penetrance of most genetically determined phenotypes, including human diseases. To explore how such effects can modify…”
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Ancient and recent adaptive evolution of primate non-homologous end joining genes
Published in PLoS genetics (21-10-2010)“…In human cells, DNA double-strand breaks are repaired primarily by the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway. Given their critical nature, we expected NHEJ…”
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A putative SUMO interacting motif in the B30.2/SPRY domain of rhesus macaque TRIM5α important for NF-κB/AP-1 signaling and HIV-1 restriction
Published in Heliyon (01-01-2016)“…TRIM5α from the rhesus macaque (TRIM5αRh) is a restriction factor that shows strong activity against HIV-1. TRIM5αRh binds specifically to HIV-1 capsid (CA)…”
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Computational and Functional Analysis of the Virus-Receptor Interface Reveals Host Range Trade-Offs in New World Arenaviruses
Published in Journal of virology (01-11-2015)“…Animal viruses frequently cause zoonotic disease in humans. As these viruses are highly diverse, evaluating the threat that they pose remains a major…”
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Species-Specific Features of DARC, the Primate Receptor for Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-02-2012)“…The DARC (Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines) gene, also called Duffy or FY, encodes a membrane-bound chemokine receptor. Two malaria parasites, Plasmodium…”
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Dual Host-Virus Arms Races Shape an Essential Housekeeping Protein: e1001571
Published in PLoS biology (01-05-2013)“…Transferrin Receptor (TfR1) is the cell-surface receptor that regulates iron uptake into cells, a process that is fundamental to life. However, TfR1 also…”
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Vibrio cholerae Detection by the FilmArray® Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (04-10-2017)“…Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to investigate reported false positive FilmArray GI Panel detections of V. cholerae in clinical patient…”
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Detection of heterozygous mutations in the genome of mismatch repair defective diploid yeast using a Bayesian approach
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-10-2010)“…DNA replication errors that escape polymerase proofreading and mismatch repair (MMR) can lead to base substitution and frameshift mutations. Such mutations can…”
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Widespread Sequence Variations in VAMP1 across Vertebrates Suggest a Potential Selective Pressure from Botulinum Neurotoxins: e1004177
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2014)“…Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT/A-G), the most potent toxins known, act by cleaving three SNARE proteins required for synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Previous studies…”
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157. Variations in VAMP1 across vertebrates suggest a potential selective pressure from botulinum neurotoxins
Published in Toxicon (Oxford) (01-01-2015)Get full text
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Rapid evolution of BRCA1 and BRCA2in humans and other primates
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (11-07-2014)“…The maintenance of chromosomal integrity is an essential task of every living organism and cellular repair mechanisms exist to guard against insults to DNA…”
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Identification and Dissection of a Complex DNA Repair Sensitivity Phenotype in Baker's Yeast: e1000123
Published in PLoS genetics (01-07-2008)“…Complex traits typically involve the contribution of multiple gene variants. In this study, we took advantage of a high-density genotyping analysis of the BY…”
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Evolutionary reconstructions of the transferrin receptor of caniforms supports canine parvovirus being a reemerged and not a novel pathogen in dogs
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-05-2012)“…Parvoviruses exploit transferrin receptor type-1 (TfR) for cellular entry in carnivores, and specific interactions are key to control of host range. We show…”
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