The Antiviral Activity of the Lectin Griffithsin against SARS-CoV-2 Is Enhanced by the Presence of Structural Proteins

Autor: Arjan Bains, Kathryn Fischer, Wenyan Guan, Patricia J. LiWang

Publikováno v: Viruses, Vol 15, Iss 12, p 2452 (2023)

Although COVID-19 transmission has been reduced by the advent of vaccinations and a variety of rapid monitoring techniques, the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself has shown a remarkable ability to mutate and persist. With this long track record of immune escape

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Griffithsin Retains Anti-HIV-1 Potency with Changes in gp120 Glycosylation and Complements Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies PGT121 and PGT126

Autor: Patricia J. LiWang, Kathryn Fischer, Kimberly Nguyen

Publikováno v: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, vol 64, iss 1
Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Griffithsin (Grft) is an antiviral lectin that has been shown to potently inhibit HIV-1 by binding high-mannose N-linked glycosylation sites on HIV-1 gp120. A key factor for Grft potency is glycosylation at N295 of gp120, which is directly adjacent t

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Distinct expression and function of carotenoid metabolic genes and homoeologs in developing wheat grains

Autor: Shu Yu, Li Tian, Kathryn Fischer, Xiaoqiong Qin, Jorge Dubcovsky

Publikováno v: Qin, X; Fischer, K; Yu, S; Dubcovsky, J; & Tian, L. (2016). Distinct expression and function of carotenoid metabolic genes and homoeologs in developing wheat grains. BMC Plant Biology, 16(1). doi: 10.1186/s12870-016-0848-7. UC Davis: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/97q091qq
BMC plant biology, vol 16, iss 1
BMC Plant Biology

Background β-carotene, the most active provitamin A molecule produced by plants, plays important roles in human nutrition and health. β-carotene does not usually accumulate in the endosperm (i.e. flour) of mature wheat grains, which is a major food

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Identification of Emotionally Ambiguous Interpersonal Stimuli Among Dysphoric and Nondysphoric Individuals

Autor: Kathryn Fischer, Christopher G. Beevers, Tony T. Wells, Alissa J. Ellis

Publikováno v: Cognitive Therapy and Research. 33:283-290

This study examined whether dysphoria influences the identification of non-ambiguous and ambiguous facial expressions of emotion. Dysphoric and non-dysphoric college students viewed a series of human faces expressing sadness, happiness, anger, and fe

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-008-9198-6

Provider support of spontaneous pushing during the second stage of labor

Autor: Carolyn M. Sampselle, Kathryn Fischer, Janis M. Miller, Yuwadee Luecha, Lisabeth Rosten

Publikováno v: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN. 34(6)

Objective: To describe the association between provider communication and actual maternal pushing behavior in second-stage labor and to test differences in length of second stage and total maternal pushing time by maternal pushing behavior. Design: D

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16282227