Leaders in Learning: Publications of Faculty & Staff


Microbiology & Immunology 2003-2004


CHAN, B.M.

Boyd, N.D., B.M. Chan, and N.O. Petersen. 2003. Beta1 integrins are distributed in adhesion structures with fibronectin and caveolin and in coated pits. Biochemical Cell Biology 18 (5): 335-348.

Li, S., C. Van Den Diepstraten, S.J. D'Souza, B.M. Chan, and J.G. Pickering. 2003. Vascular smooth muscle cells orchestrate the assembly of type I collagen via alpha2beta1 integrin, RhoA, and fibronectin polymerization. American Journal of Pathology 163 (3): 1045-1056.


DELOVITCH, T.L.

Chen, W., K.V. Salojin, Q.S. Mi, M. Grattan, T.C. Meagher, P. Zucker, and T.L. Delovitch. 2004. (IGF)-I/IGF-binding protein-3 complex: therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of protection against type 1 diabetes. Endocrinology 145 (2): 1303-1310.

Mi, Q.S., D. Ly, S.E. Lamhamedi-Cherradi, K.V. Salojin, L. Zhou, M. Grattan, C. Meagher, P. Zucker, Y.H. Chen, J. Nagle, D. Taub, and T.L. Delovitch. 2003. Blockade of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) exacerbates autoimmune type 1 diabetes in NOD mice. Diabetes 52 (8): 1967-1975.

Mi, Q.S., D. Ly, P. Zucker, M. McGarry, and T.L. Delovitch. 2004. Interleukin-4 but not interleukin-10 protects against spontaneous and recurrent type 1 diabetes by activated CD1d-restricted invariant natural killer T-cells. Diabetes 53 (5): 1303-1310.

Mi, Q.S., C. Meagher, and T.L. Delovitch. 2003. CD1d-restricted NKT regulatory cells: functional genomic analyses provide new insights into the mechanisms of protection against Type 1 diabetes. Novartis Foundation Symposium 252 252: 146-160.


FLINTOFF, W.F.

Flintoff, W.F., F.M.R. Williams, and H. Sadlish. 2003. The Region between Transmembrane Domains 1 and 2 of the Reduced Folate Carrier Forms Part of the Substrate-binding Pocket. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (42): 40867-40876.

Neumann, K., K.M. Al-Batayneh, M.J. Kuiper, Parsons-Sheldrake. J., M.G. Tyshenko, Flintoff. W.F., S.P. Cole, and V.K. Walker. 2003. A single point mutation in Drosophila dihydrofolate reductase confers methotrexate resistance to a transgenic CHO cell line. Genome 46 (4): 707-715.


HEINRICHS, D.E.

Dale, S.E., A. Doherty-Kirby, G. Lajoie, and D.E. Heinrichs. 2004. Role of siderophore biosynthesis in virulence of Staphylococcus aureus: identification and characterization of genes involved in production of a siderophore. Infection and Immunity 72 (1): 29-31.

Sebulsky, M.T., B.H. Shilton, C.D. Speziali, and D.E. Heinrichs. 2004. The role of FhuD2 in iron(III)-hydroxamate transport in Staphylococcus aureus. Demonstration that FhuD2 binds iron(III)-hydroxamates but with minimal conformational change and implication of mutations on transport. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (50): 49890-49900.


HUSSAIN, Z.

Elsayed, S., O. Hammerberg, V. Massey, and Z. Hussain. 2003. Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (Lancefield group C) meningitis in a child. Cliical Microbiology and Infection 8 (Aug): 869-872.


JASS, J.

Fällman, E., S. Schedin, J. Jass, M. Andersson, B.E. Uhlin, and O. Axner. 2004. Optical tweezers based force measurement system for quantitating binding interactions: system design and application for the study of bacterial adhesion. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 19 (11): 1429-1437.

Malisauskas, M., V. Zamotin, J. Jass, W. Noppe, C.M. Dobson, and L.A. Morozova-Roche. 2003. Amyloid protofilaments from the calcium-binding protein equine lysozyme: formation of ring and linear structures depends on pH and metal ion concentration. Journal of Molecular Biology 330 (4): 879-890.

Wai, S.N., S. Lindmark, T. Söderblom, A. Takade, M. Westermark, J. Oscarsson, J. Jass, A. Richter-Dahlfors, M. Mizunoe, and B.E. Uhlin. 2003. Vesicle-Mediated Export and Assembly of Pore-Forming Oligomers of the Enterobacterial ClyA toxin. Cell 115: 25-35.

Wai, S.N., M. Westermark, J. Oscarsson, J. Jass, E. Maier, R. Benz, and B.E. Uhlin. 2003. Characterization of dominantly negative mutant ClyA cytotoxin proteins in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 185 (18): 5491-5499.


MADRENAS, J.

Arp, J., M.G. Kirchhof, M.L. Baroja, S.H. Nazarian, T.A. Chau, C.A. Strathdee, E.H. Ball, and J. Madrenas. 2004. Regulation of T-cell activation by phosphodiesterase 4B2 requires its dynamic redistribution during immunological synapse formation. Molecular Cell Biology 23 (22): 8042-8057.

Baroja, M.L., and J. Madrenas. 2003. Viewpoint: therapeutic implications of CTLA-4 compartmentalization. American Journal of Transplantation 3 (8): 919-926.

Criado, G., and J. Madrenas. 2004. Superantigen stimulation reveals the contribution of Lck to negative regulation of T cell activation. Journal of Immunology 172 (1): 222-230.

Giguere, J.F., S. Bounou, J.S. Paquette, J. Madrenas, and M.J. Tremblay. 2004. Insertion of host-derived costimulatory molecules CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2) into human immunodeficiency virus type 1 affects the virus life cycle. Journal of Virology 78 (12): 6222-6232.

Li, L., M.L. Baroja, A. Majumdar, K. Chadwick, A. Rouleau, L. Gallacher, I. Ferber, J. Lebkowski, M.J. Martin T, and M. Bhatia. 2004. Human embryonic stem cells possess immune-privileged properties. Stem Cells 22 (4): 448-456.

Madrenas, J., L.A. Chau, W.A. Teft, P.W. Wu, J. Jussif, M. Kasaian, B.M. Carreno, and V. Ling. 2004. Conversion of CTLA-4 from inhibitor to activator of T cells with a bispecific tandem single-chain Fv ligand. Journal of Immunology 172 (10): 5948-5956.

Siu, E., B.M. Carreno, and J. Madrenas. 2004. TCR subunit specificity of CTLA-4-mediated signaling. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 74 (6): 1102-1107.

Yu, X.Z., S.D. Levin, J. Madrenas, and C. Anasetti. 2004. Lck is required for activation-induced T cell death after TCR ligation with partial agonists. Journal of Immunology 172 (3): 1437-1443.


MCCORMICK, J.K.

Cadieux, P.A., D.T. Beiko, J.D. Watterson, J.P. Burton, J.C. Howard, B.E. Knudsen, B.S. Gan, J.K. McCormick, A.F. Chambers, J.D. Denstedt, and G. Reid. 2004. Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS): a new proteomic urinary test for patients with urolithiasis. Journal of Clinica Laboratory Analysis 18 (3): 170-175.

Dinges, M.M., D.S. Gregerson, T.J. Tripp, J.K. McCormick, and P.M. Schlievert. 2003. Effects of total body irradiation and cyclosporin a on the lethality of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 in a rabbit model of toxic shock syndrome. Journal of Infectious Diseases 188 (2): 1142-1145.

McCormick, J.K., T.J. Tripp, A.S. Llera, E.J. Sundberg, M.M. Dinges, R.A. Mariuzza, and P.M. Schlievert. 2003. Functional analysis of the TCR binding domain of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 predicts further diversity in MHC class II/superantigen/TCR ternary complexes. Journal of Immunology 171 (3): 1385-11392.

Reid, G., J. Jass, M.T. Sebulsky, and J.K. McCormick. 2003. Potential uses of probiotics in clinical practice. Clinical Microbiological Review 16 (4): 658-672.

Waters, C.M., H. Hirt, J.K. McCormick, P.M. Schlievert, C.L. Wells, and G.M. Dunny. 2004. An amino-terminal domain of Enterococcus faecalis aggregation substance is required for aggregation, bacterial internalization by epithelial cells and binding to lipoteichoic acid. Molecular Microbiology 52 (4): 1159-1171.


MCFADDEN, G.

Bedard, E.L., P. Kim, J. Jiang, N. Parry, L. Liu, H. Wang, B. Garcia, X. Li, G. McFadden, A. Lucas, and R. Zhong. 2003. Chemokine-binding viral protein M-T7 prevents chronic rejection in rat renal allografts. Transplantation 76 (1): 249-252.

Brunetti, C.R., H. Amano, Y. Ueda, J. Qin, T. Miyamura, T. Suzuki, X. Li, J.W. Barrett, and G. McFadden. 2003. Complete genomic sequence and comparative analysis of the tumorigenic poxvirus Yaba monkey tumor virus. Journal of Virology 77 (24): 13335-13347.

Liu, L., E. Dai, L. Miller, B. Seet, A. Lalani, C. Macauley, X. Li, H.W. Virgin, C. Bunce, P. Turner, R. Moyer, G. McFadden, and A. Lucas. 2004. Viral chemokine-binding proteins inhibit inflammatory responses and aortic allograft transplant vasculopathy in rat models. Transplantation 77 (11): 1652-1660.

Seet, B.T., C.A. McCaughan, T.M. Handel, A. Mercer, C. Brunetti, G. McFadden, and S.B. Fleming. 2003. Analysis of an orf virus chemokine-binding protein: Shifting ligand specificities among a family of poxvirus viroceptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science U.S.A 100 (25): 15137-15142.

Seet, B.T., and G. McFadden. 2004. Interaction analysis of viral cytokine-binding proteins using surface plasmon resonance. Methods in Molecular Biology 269: 219-242.


MIN, W.P.

Ichim, T.E., R. Zhong, and W.P. Min. 2003. Prevention of allograft rejection by in vitro generated tolerogenic dendritic cells. Transplant Immunology 11 (3-4): 295-306.


REID, G.

Beiko, D.T., B.E. Knudsen, J.D. Watterson, P.A. Cadieux, G. Reid, and J.D. Denstedt. 2004. Urinary tract biomaterials. Journal of Urology 171 (6): 2438-2444.

Burton, J.P., E. Devillard, P.A. Cadieux, J.A. Hammond, and G. Reid. 2004. Detection of Atopobium vaginae in postmenopausal women by cultivation-independent methods warrants further investigation. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42 (4): 1829-1831.

Reid, G., and A. Bocking. 2003. The potential for probiotics to prevent bacterial vaginosis and preterm labor. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 189 (4): 1202-1208.

Reid, G., and A.W. Bruce. 2003. Urogenital infections in women: can probiotics help? Postgraduate Medical Journal 79 (934): 428-432.

Reid, G., J. Burton, and E. Devillard. 2004. The rationale for probiotics in female urogenital healthcare. Medscape General Medicine 6 (1): 49.

Reid, G., J. Burton, J.A. Hammond, and A.W. Bruce. 2004. Nucleic acid-based diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and improved management using probiotic lactobacilli. Journal of Medicinal Food 7 (2): 223-228.

Reid, G., M.E. Sanders, H.R. Gaskins, G.R. Gibson, A. Mercenier, R. Rastall, M. Roberfroid, I. Rowland, C. Cherbut, and T.R. Klaenhammer. 2003. New scientific paradigms for probiotics and prebiotics. Jouranl of Clinical Gastroenterology 37 (2): 105-118.

Watterson, J.D., P.A. Cadieux, D. Stickler, G. Reid, and J.D. Denstedt. 2003. Swarming of Proteus mirabilis over ureteral stents: a comparative assessment. Journal of Endourology 17 (7): 523-527.


SINGH, B.

Marleau, A.M., J.D. Greenwood, Q. Wei, B. Singh, and B.A. Croy. 2003. Chimerism of murine fetal bone marrow by maternal cells occurs in late gestation and persists into adulthood. Laboratory Investigation 83 (5): 673-681.

Mukherjee, R., P. Chaturvedi, H.Y. Qin, and B. Singh. 2003. CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells generated in response to insulin B:9-23 peptide prevent adoptive transfer of diabetes by diabetogenic T cells. Ournal of Autoimmunity 21 (3): 221-237.

Singh, B. 2003. Innovation and challenges in funding rapid research responses to emerging infectious diseases: Lessons learned from the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 15 (3): 167-170.

Summers, K., A.M. Marleau, T.A. Stephens, J.L. Mahon, and B. Singh. 2004. Dendritic Cells and Immunoregulation in the Pathogenesis and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 28 (1): 20-29.

Summers, K.L., M.T. Behme, J.L. Mahon, and B. Singh. 2003. Characterization of dendritic cells in humans with type 1 diabetes. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 1005 : 226-229.


VALVANO, M.A

Bittner, M., S. Saldias, F. Altamirano, M.A. Valvano, and I. Contreras. 2004. RpoS and RpoN are involved in the growth-dependent regulation of rfaH transcription and O antigen expression in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Microbial Pathogenesis 36 (1): 19-24.

Chamaillard, M., M. Hashimoto, Y. Horie, J. Masumoto, S. Qiu, L. Saab, Y. Ogura, A. Kawasaki, K. Fukase, S. Kusumoto, M.A. Valvano, S.J. Foster, T.W. Mak, G. Nunez, and N. Inohara. 2003. An essential role for NOD1 in host recognition of bacterial peptidoglycan containing diaminopimelic acid. Nature Immunology 4 (7): 702-707.

Flannagan, R.S., M.A. Valvano, and S.F. Koval. 2004. Downregulation of the motA gene delays the escape of the obligate predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J from bdelloplasts of bacterial prey cells. Microbiology 150 (3): 649-656.

Gray, J.E., P.R. Norton, R. Alnouno, C.L. Marolda, M.A. Valvano, and K. Griffiths. 2003. Biological efficacy of electroless-deposited silver on plasma activated polyurethane. Biomaterials 24 (16): 2759-2765.