Search Results - "Paesen, Guido C."
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Multifunctional human monoclonal antibody combination mediates protection against Rift Valley fever virus at low doses
Published in Nature communications (13-09-2023)“…The zoonotic Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) can cause severe disease in humans and has pandemic potential, yet no approved vaccine or therapy exists. Here we…”
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Nucleocapsid assembly in pneumoviruses is regulated by conformational switching of the N protein
Published in eLife (15-02-2016)“…Non-segmented, (-)RNA viruses cause serious human diseases. Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an emerging pathogen of this order of viruses (Mononegavirales) is…”
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Contrasting Modes of New World Arenavirus Neutralization by Immunization-Elicited Monoclonal Antibodies
Published in mBio (26-04-2022)“…Transmission of the New World hemorrhagic fever arenaviruses Junín virus (JUNV) and Machupo virus (MACV) to humans is facilitated, in part, by the interaction…”
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Molecular rationale for antibody-mediated targeting of the hantavirus fusion glycoprotein
Published in eLife (22-12-2020)“…The intricate lattice of Gn and Gc glycoprotein spike complexes on the hantavirus envelope facilitates host-cell entry and is the primary target of the…”
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Novel immunomodulators from hard ticks selectively reprogramme human dendritic cell responses
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-06-2013)“…Hard ticks subvert the immune responses of their vertebrate hosts in order to feed for much longer periods than other blood-feeding ectoparasites; this may be…”
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Crystal structure and functional characterization of an immunomodulatory salivary cystatin from the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata
Published in Biochemical journal (01-07-2010)“…The saliva of blood-feeding parasites is a rich source of peptidase inhibitors that help to overcome the host's defence during host-parasite interactions…”
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Comparison of Entropic Contributions to Binding in a “Hydrophilic” versus “Hydrophobic” Ligand−Protein Interaction
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (30-06-2010)“…In the present study we characterize the thermodynamics of binding of histamine to recombinant histamine-binding protein (rRaHBP2), a member of the lipocalin…”
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Recent Advances in Bunyavirus Glycoprotein Research: Precursor Processing, Receptor Binding and Structure
Published in Viruses (23-02-2021)“…The order accommodates related viruses (bunyaviruses) with segmented, linear, single-stranded, negative- or ambi-sense RNA genomes. Their glycoproteins form…”
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Complement Inhibitor of C5 Activation from the Soft Tick Ornithodoros moubata
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-02-2005)“…Blood-feeding ticks must control C activation or be damaged by the host inflammatory response. We report the characterization and expression of a novel,…”
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VelcroVax: a "Bolt-On" Vaccine Platform for Glycoprotein Display
Published in mSphere (21-02-2023)“…Having varied approaches to the design and manufacture of vaccines is critical in being able to respond to worldwide needs and newly emerging pathogens…”
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Evidence of escape of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351 from natural and vaccine-induced sera
Published in Cell (29-04-2021)“…The race to produce vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) began when the first sequence was published, and this forms…”
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An Ion-channel Modulator from the Saliva of the Brown Ear Tick has a Highly Modified Kunitz/BPTI Structure
Published in Journal of molecular biology (19-06-2009)“…Ra-KLP, a 75 amino acid protein secreted by the salivary gland of the brown ear tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus has a sequence resembling those of…”
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The methyltransferase domain of the Sudan ebolavirus L protein specifically targets internal adenosines of RNA substrates, in addition to the cap structure
Published in Nucleic acids research (06-09-2018)“…Abstract Mononegaviruses, such as Ebola virus, encode an L (large) protein that bears all the catalytic activities for replication/transcription and RNA…”
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Central tolerance shapes the neutralizing B cell repertoire against a persisting virus in its natural host
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (12-03-2024)“…Viral mimicry of host cell structures has been postulated to curtail the B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire against persisting viruses through tolerance…”
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X-ray structure and activities of an essential Mononegavirales L-protein domain
Published in Nature communications (09-11-2015)“…The L protein of mononegaviruses harbours all catalytic activities for genome replication and transcription. It contains six conserved domains (CR-I to -VI;…”
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Structural insights into the human metapneumovirus glycoprotein ectodomain
Published in Journal of virology (01-10-2014)“…Human metapneumovirus is a major cause of respiratory tract infections worldwide. Previous reports have shown that the viral attachment glycoprotein (G)…”
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Structural dissection of human metapneumovirus phosphoprotein using small angle x-ray scattering
Published in Scientific reports (01-11-2017)“…The phosphoprotein (P) is the main and essential cofactor of the RNA polymerase (L) of non-segmented, negative‐strand RNA viruses. P positions the viral…”
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Structural basis of cholesterol binding by a novel clade of dendritic cell modulators from ticks
Published in Scientific reports (22-11-2017)“…Two crystal structures of Japanin, an 18 kDa immune-modulatory lipocalin from the Brown Ear Tick ( Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ), have been determined at 2.2…”
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Bifunctional Lipocalin Ameliorates Murine Immune Complex-induced Acute Lung Injury
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (28-06-2013)“…Molecules that simultaneously inhibit independent or co-dependent proinflammatory pathways may have advantages over conventional monotherapeutics. OmCI is a…”
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High-resolution crystal structure of arthropod Eiger TNF suggests a mode of receptor engagement and altered surface charge within endosomes
Published in Communications biology (06-08-2019)“…The tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) superfamily of proteins are critical in numerous biological processes, such as in development and immunity. Eiger is…”
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