Topological DNA damage, telomere attrition and T cell senescence during chronic viral infections
Immunity & Ageing, 2019 Background T cells play a key role in controlling viral infections; however, the underlying mechanisms regulating their functions during human viral infections remain incompletely understood.
Yingjie Ji +15 more
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The C-Terminal Domain of HIV-1 Integrase: A Swiss Army Knife for the Virus?
Viruses, 2022 Retroviral integrase is a multimeric enzyme that catalyzes the integration of reverse-transcribed viral DNA into the cellular genome. Beyond integration, the Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) integrase is also involved in many other steps of ...
Cecilia Rocchi +3 more
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CRISPR/Cas9 cleavage of viral DNA efficiently suppresses hepatitis B virus
Scientific Reports, 2015 Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is prevalent, deadly and seldom cured due to the persistence of viral episomal DNA (cccDNA) in infected cells. Newly developed genome engineering tools may offer the ability to directly cleave viral DNA, thereby ...
V. Ramanan +9 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Analysis of treatment‐naïve high‐grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) and control tissues for ERVs, LINE‐1 (L1), inflammation, and immune checkpoints identified five clusters with diverse patient recurrence‐free survivals. An inflammation score was calculated and correlated with retroelement expression, where one novel cluster (Triple‐I) with high ...
Laura Glossner +6 more
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Cytoplasmic DNA in the unfertilized sea urchin egg: Physical properties of circular mitochondrial DNA and the occurrence of catenated forms [PDF]
, 1968 The mitochondrial DNA in the unfertilized egg of the sea urchin Lytechinus pictus is present in an amount approximately seven times that of the haploid nuclear DNA.(1) The mitochondrial DNA has a higher buoyant density than the nuclear DNA and consists ...
Blair, Donald G. +3 more
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Measurement of Epstein-Barr virus DNA load using a novel quantification standard containing two EBV DNA targets and SYBR Green I dye [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection may cause serious, life-threatening complications in immunocompromised individuals. EBV DNA is often detected in EBV-associated disease states, with viral load believed to be a reflection of ...
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Human cytomegalovirus infection is common in normal prostate epithelium, prostate tumor tissue, and prostate cancer cell lines. CMV promotes cell survival, proliferation, and androgen receptor signaling. Anti‐CMV pharmaceutical compounds in clinical use inhibited cell expansion in prostate cancer models in vitro and in vivo, motivating investigation ...
Johanna Classon +13 more
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Evidence for a newly discovered triallelic pattern in the human STR D1S1656 locus
Biotechnology & Biotechnological EquipmentIn this study, we report a case of a previously undetected triallelic pattern in the arrangement of structures at the D1S1656 locus in the Bulgarian population.
Vera Djeliova +5 more
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Human Cytomegalovirus UL34 Early and late Proteins Are Essential for Viral Replication
Viruses, 2014 UL34 is one of the ~50 genes of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) required for replication in cell culture in human fibroblasts. UL34 encodes highly related early (UL34a) and late (UL34b) proteins that are virtually identical, with the early protein ...
Rico Rana, Bonita J. Biegalke
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Fidelity of target site duplication and sequence preference during integration of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Xenotropic murine leukemia virus (MLV)-related virus (XMRV) is a new human retrovirus associated with prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. The causal relationship of XMRV infection to human disease and the mechanism of pathogenicity have not ...
Sanggu Kim +5 more
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