Search Results - "Kathleen Pestal"
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Regulation of the nucleic acid-sensing Toll-like receptors
Published in Nature reviews. Immunology (01-04-2022)“…Many of the ligands for Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are unique to microorganisms, such that receptor activation unequivocally indicates the presence of…”
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Isoforms of RNA-Editing Enzyme ADAR1 Independently Control Nucleic Acid Sensor MDA5-Driven Autoimmunity and Multi-organ Development
Published in Immunity (Cambridge, Mass.) (17-11-2015)“…Mutations in ADAR, which encodes the ADAR1 RNA-editing enzyme, cause Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS), a severe autoimmune disease associated with an aberrant…”
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Intracellular Nucleic Acid Detection in Autoimmunity
Published in Annual review of immunology (26-04-2017)“…Protective immune responses to viral infection are initiated by innate immune sensors that survey extracellular and intracellular space for foreign nucleic…”
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In vitro-transcribed guide RNAs trigger an innate immune response via the RIG-I pathway
Published in PLoS biology (16-07-2018)“…Clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated 9 (Cas9) genome editing is revolutionizing fundamental research and has…”
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RAE-1 ligands for the NKG2D receptor are regulated by E2F transcription factors, which control cell cycle entry
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (17-12-2012)“…The NKG2D stimulatory receptor expressed by natural killer cells and T cell subsets recognizes cell surface ligands that are induced on transformed and…”
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Robotic RNA extraction for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using saliva samples
Published in PloS one (05-08-2021)“…Saliva is an attractive specimen type for asymptomatic surveillance of COVID-19 in large populations due to its ease of collection and its demonstrated utility…”
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Launching a saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing program on a university campus
Published in PloS one (26-05-2021)“…Regular surveillance testing of asymptomatic individuals for SARS-CoV-2 has been center to SARS-CoV-2 outbreak prevention on college and university campuses…”
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LuNER: Multiplexed SARS-CoV-2 detection in clinical swab and wastewater samples
Published in PloS one (10-11-2021)“…Clinical and surveillance testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus relies overwhelmingly on RT-qPCR-based diagnostics, yet several popular assays require 2-3 separate…”
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Robotic RNA extraction for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using saliva samples
Published in PloS one (05-08-2021)“…Saliva is an attractive specimen type for asymptomatic surveillance of COVID-19 in large populations due to its ease of collection and its demonstrated utility…”
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Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 incidence and seroconversion among university students and employees: a longitudinal cohort study in California, June–August 2020
Published in BMJ open (06-04-2023)“…ObjectivesTo identify incident SARS-CoV-2 infections and inform effective mitigation strategies in university settings, we piloted an integrated symptom and…”
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The A946T variant of the RNA sensor IFIH1 mediates an interferon program that limits viral infection but increases the risk for autoimmunity
Published in Nature immunology (01-07-2017)“…Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding the cytosolic viral sensor IFIH1 are linked to a variety of autoimmune diseases. Rawlings and colleagues…”
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A selective role of NKG2D in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
Published in Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) (01-12-2013)“…Abstract The NKG2D activating receptor has been implicated in numerous autoimmune diseases. We tested the role of NKG2D in models of autoimmunity and…”
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Isoforms of ADAR1 independently control MDA5-driven autoimmunity and multi-organ development
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2016)“…Abstract Mutations in the ADAR gene that encodes the ADAR1 RNA editing enzyme cause Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS), a severe autoimmune disease associated…”
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The A946T variant IFIH1 RNA sensor mediates an interferon program that limits viral infection but increases the risk for autoimmunity
Published in Nature immunology (29-05-2017)“…The single nucleotide polymorphism, rs1990760, in the cytosolic viral sensor, IFIH1, results in an amino-acid change (p.A946T) and is associated with multiple…”
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LuNER: Multiplexed SARS-CoV-2 detection in clinical swab and wastewater samples
Published in PloS one (01-01-2021)“…Clinical and surveillance testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus relies overwhelmingly on RT-qPCR-based diagnostics, yet several popular assays require 2–3 separate…”
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