West Nile virus infection and immunity

MS Suthar, MS Diamond, M Gale Jr - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging neurotropic flavivirus that is transmitted to humans
through the bite of an infected mosquito. WNV has disseminated broadly in the Western …

Viral encounters with 2′, 5′-oligoadenylate synthetase and RNase L during the interferon antiviral response

RH Silverman - Journal of virology, 2007 - journals.asm.org
RNA cleavage is a fundamental host response for controlling viral infections in both plants
and animals (26). In higher vertebrates, this process is often regulated by interferons (IFNs) …

Oligoadenylate synthetase 1 displays dual antiviral mechanisms in driving translational shutdown and protecting interferon production

MK Harioudh, J Perez, Z Chong, S Nair, L So… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
In response to viral infection, how cells balance translational shutdown to limit viral
replication and the induction of antiviral components like interferons (IFNs) is not well …

The canonical antiviral protein oligoadenylate synthetase 1 elicits antibacterial functions by enhancing IRF1 translation

MK Harioudh, J Perez, L So, M Maheshwari, TS Ebert… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
An important property of the host innate immune response during microbial infection is its
ability to control the expression of antimicrobial effector proteins, but how this occurs post …

[HTML][HTML] The interferon response circuit: induction and suppression by pathogenic viruses

O Haller, G Kochs, F Weber - Virology, 2006 - Elsevier
Type I interferons (IFN-α/β) are potent antiviral cytokines and modulators of the adaptive
immune system. They are induced by viral infection or by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a …

New insights into the role of RNase L in innate immunity

A Chakrabarti, BK Jha, RH Silverman - Journal of Interferon & …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The interferon (IFN)-inducible 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS)/RNase L pathway
blocks infections by some types of viruses through cleavage of viral and cellular single …

Individuality and variation in gene expression patterns in human blood

AR Whitney, M Diehn, SJ Popper, AA Alizadeh… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - pnas.org
The nature and extent of interindividual and temporal variation in gene expression patterns
in specific cells and tissues is an important and relatively unexplored issue in human …

The oligoadenylate synthetase family: an ancient protein family with multiple antiviral activities

H Kristiansen, HH Gad, S Eskildsen-Larsen… - Journal of Interferon & …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The 2′-5′ oligoadenylate synthetases (OAS) are interferon-induced antiviral enzymes that
recognize virally produced dsRNA and initiate RNA destabilization through activation of …

Dendritic‐cell‐specific ICAM3‐grabbing non‐integrin is essential for the productive infection of human dendritic cells by mosquito‐cell‐derived dengue viruses

E Navarro‐Sanchez, R Altmeyer, A Amara… - EMBO …, 2003 - embopress.org
Dengue virus (DV) is a mosquito‐borne flavivirus that causes haemorrhagic fever in
humans. DV primarily targets immature dendritic cells (DCs) after a bite by an infected …

West Nile virus: an overview of its spread in Europe and the Mediterranean basin in contrast to its spread in the Americas

HG Zeller, I Schuffenecker - … Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious …, 2004 - Springer
West Nile (WN) virus is a mosquito-transmitted flavivirus. It is widely distributed in Africa, the
Middle East, Asia, and southern Europe and was recently introduced to North America. Birds …