Search Results - "Jessica K. Bell"
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Length of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) impacts student learning and attitudinal outcomes: A study of the Malate dehydrogenase CUREs Community (MCC)
Published in PloS one (09-03-2023)“…Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are laboratory courses that integrate broadly relevant problems, discovery, use of the scientific…”
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TLR3 signaling complex forms by cooperative receptor dimerization
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-01-2008)“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) initiate immune responses by recognizing pathogen-associated molecules, but the molecular basis for recognition is poorly…”
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The DsRNA Binding Site of Human Toll-Like Receptor 3
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-06-2006)“…Pathogen recognition by Toll-like receptors (TLRs) initiates innate immune responses that are essential for inhibiting pathogen dissemination and for the…”
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The Molecular Structure of the Toll-Like Receptor 3 Ligand-Binding Domain
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-08-2005)“…Innate immunity is the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) act as sentinels of the innate immune system, sensing a…”
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Leucine-rich repeats and pathogen recognition in Toll-like receptors
Published in Trends in immunology (01-10-2003)“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the major cell-surface initiators of inflammatory responses to pathogens. They bind a wide variety of pathogenic substances…”
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Innate immune agonist, dsRNA, induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells and enhances the potency of cytotoxic chemotherapeutics
Published in The FASEB journal (01-08-2012)“…ABSTRACT Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer. Here we show that innate immune agonist, dsRNA, directly induces ovarian cancer cell death and…”
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Lateral Clustering of TLR3:dsRNA Signaling Units Revealed by TLR3ecd:3Fabs Quaternary Structure
Published in Journal of molecular biology (03-08-2012)“…Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) recognizes dsRNA and initiates an innate immune response through the formation of a signaling unit (SU) composed of one…”
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The TOLL of inflammation in multiple myeloma
Published in Cancer biology & therapy (01-01-2011)“…Commentary to: Triggering of toll-like receptor-4 in human multiple myeloma cells promotes proliferation and alters cell responses to immune and chemotherapy…”
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Vmax Regulation through Domain and Subunit Changes. The Active Form of Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (19-04-2005)“…An active conformation of phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PGDH) from Escherichia coli has been obtained using X-ray crystallography. The X-ray crystal…”
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SIKE’s Phosphorylation Sites Alter Quaternary Structure
Published in The FASEB journal (01-05-2022)“…Protein‐protein interactions (PPIs) are a crucial part of intracellular communication and function. The “rules” for specificity and/or selection of a…”
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Predicting Toll-like receptor structures and characterizing ligand binding
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2009)“…Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligand-binding domains comprise 18-25 tandem copies of a 24-residue motif known as the leucine-rich repeat (LRR). Unlike other LRR…”
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Student Outcomes Differ Based on Length of a Course‐based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
Published in The FASEB journal (01-05-2022)“…Course‐based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offer an inclusive means to engage students in the scientific process and enhance student learning…”
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External Collaboration Results in Student Learning Gains and Positive STEM Attitudes in CUREs
Published in CBE - Life Sciences Education (01-12-2022)“…The implementation of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) has made it possible to expose large undergraduate populations to research…”
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CUREs in biochemistry—where we are and where we should go
Published in Biochemistry and molecular biology education (01-01-2017)“…Integration of research experience into classroom is an important and vital experience for all undergraduates. These course‐based undergraduate research…”
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Predicting and validating a model of suppressor of IKKepsilon through biophysical characterization
Published in Protein science (01-08-2019)“…Suppressor of IKKepsilon (SIKE) is a 207 residue protein that is implicated in the TLR3‐TANK‐binding kinase‐1‐mediated response to viral infection. SIKE's…”
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Cyclic-di-GMP binding induces structural rearrangements in the PlzA and PlzC proteins of the Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes: a possible switch mechanism for c-di-GMP-mediated effector functions
Published in Pathogens and disease (01-11-2016)“…The c-di-GMP network of Borrelia burgdorferi, a causative agent of Lyme disease, consists of Rrp1, a diguanylate cyclase/response regulator; Hpk1, a histidine…”
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Structure of factor H-binding protein B (FhbB) of the periopathogen, Treponema denticola: insights into progression of periodontal disease
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (13-04-2012)“…Periodontitis is the most common disease of microbial etiology in humans. Periopathogen survival is dependent upon evasion of complement-mediated destruction…”
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Mechanism of Endogenous Regulation of the Type I Interferon Response by Suppressor of IκB Kinase ϵ (SIKE), a Novel Substrate of TANK-binding Kinase 1 (TBK1)
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (21-06-2013)“…TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) serves as a key convergence point in multiple innate immune signaling pathways. In response to receptor-mediated pathogen…”
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Homology model and targeted mutagenesis identify critical residues for arachidonic acid inhibition of Kv4 channels
Published in Channels (Austin, Tex.) (01-03-2013)“…Polyunsaturated fatty acids such as arachidonic acid (AA) exhibit inhibitory modulation of Kv4 potassium channels. Molecular docking approaches using a Kv4.2…”
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