Brian J. Geiss

Suppression of RNA interference increases alphavirus replication and virus-associated mortality in Aedes aegyptimosquitoes (2009)

Cirimotich, Chris M, Scott, Jaclyn C, Phillips, Aaron T, Geiss, Brian J, Olson, Ken E

Abstract Background Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) can persistently infect and cause limited damage to mosquito vectors. RNA interference (RNAi) is a mosquito antiviral response important in...

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Bmc Microbiology, Christopher M Cirimotich, Jaclyn C Scott, Aaron T Phillips, Brian J Geiss, Ken E Olson, ...

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Recombination-ready Sindbis replicon expression vectors for transgene expression (2007)

Geiss, Brian J, Shimonkevitz, Lisa H, Sackal, Cherilyn I, Olson, Ken E

Abstract Background Sindbis viruses have been widely used as tools to study gene function in cells. Despite the utility of these systems, the construction and production of alphavirus replicons is...

Actively replicating West Nile virus is resistant to cytoplasmic delivery of siRNA (2005)

Geiss, Brian J, Pierson, Theodore C, Diamond, Michael S

Abstract Background West Nile virus is an emerging human pathogen for which specific antiviral therapy has not been developed. Recent studies have suggested that RNA interference (RNAi) has...

Disruption of Virion Host Shutoff Activity Improves the Immunogenicity and Protective Capacity of a Replication-Incompetent Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Vaccine Strain

Geiss, Brian J., Smith, Tracy J., Leib, David A., Morrison, Lynda A.

The virion host shutoff (vhs) protein encoded by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) destabilizes both viral and host mRNAs. An HSV-1 strain with a mutation in vhs is attenuated in virulence and...

Temporal Regulation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 VP22 Expression and Phosphorylation

Geiss, Brian J., Tavis, John E., Metzger, Lisa M., Leib, David A., Morrison, Lynda A.

The VP22 protein of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a major component of the virion tegument. Previous work with HSV-1 indicated that VP22 is phosphorylated during infection, and...

Disruption of Virion Host Shutoff Activity Improves the Immunogenicity and Protective Capacity of a Replication-Incompetent Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Vaccine Strain

Geiss, Brian J., Smith, Tracy J., Leib, David A., Morrison, Lynda A.

The virion host shutoff (vhs) protein encoded by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) destabilizes both viral and host mRNAs. An HSV-1 strain with a mutation in vhs is attenuated in virulence and...

Temporal Regulation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 VP22 Expression and Phosphorylation

Geiss, Brian J., Tavis, John E., Metzger, Lisa M., Leib, David A., Morrison, Lynda A.

The VP22 protein of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a major component of the virion tegument. Previous work with HSV-1 indicated that VP22 is phosphorylated during infection, and...