Peter D. Burbelo

Rapid serological detection of autoantibodies associated with Sjögren's syndrome (2009)

Burbelo, Peter D, Ching, Kathryn H, Issa, Alexandra T, Loftus, Caroline M, Li, Yi, Satoh, Minoru, ...

Abstract Background Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) is a relatively common autoimmune disease characterized by oral and ocular dryness. There is an increasing need for simple, sensitive and rapid...

Highly quantitative serological detection of anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies (2009)

Burbelo, Peter D, Issa, Alexandra T, Ching, Kathryn H, Exner, Maurice, Drew, W Lawrence, Alter, Harvey J, ...

Abstract Background Human cytomegalovirus infection is associated with a variety of pathological conditions including retinitis, pneumonia, hepatitis and encephalitis that may be transmitted...

Anti-HTLV antibody profiling reveals an antibody signature for HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP) (2008)

Burbelo, Peter D, Meoli, Elise, Leahy, Hannah P, Graham, Jhanelle, Yao, Karen, Oh, Unsong, ...

Abstract Background HTLV-I is the causal agent of adult T cell leukemia (ATLL) and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Biomarkers are needed to diagnose and/or...

A simplified immunoprecipitation method for quantitatively measuring antibody responses in clinical sera samples by using mammalian-produced Renillaluciferase-antigen fusion proteins (2005)

Burbelo, Peter D, Goldman, Radoslav, Mattson, Thomas L

Abstract Background Assays detecting human antigen-specific antibodies are medically useful. However, the usefulness of existing simple immunoassay formats is limited by technical considerations such...

Identifying Intracellular Targeting Sequences for Breast Cancer by a Soy Bean-Derived Inhibitor (1998)

Burbelo, Peter D.

Our research goals involve identifying and characterizing proteins/peptide targeting sequences that could be used in the specific delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to breast cancer cells. In order...

MSE55, a Cdc42 effector protein, induces long cellular extensions in fibroblasts

Burbelo, Peter D., Snow, Dianne M., Bahou, Wadie, Spiegel, Sarah

Cdc42 is a member of the Rho GTPase family that regulates multiple cellular activities, including actin polymerization, kinase-signaling activation, and cell polarization. MSE55 is a nonkinase CRIB...

Structure and function of human Vps20 and Snf7 proteins.

Peck, Jeremy W, Bowden, Emma T, Burbelo, Peter D

Snf7p (sucrose non-fermenting) and Vps20p (vacuolar protein-sorting) are small coil-coiled proteins involved in yeast MVB (multivesicular body) structure, formation and function. In the present...

MSE55, a Cdc42 effector protein, induces long cellular extensions in fibroblasts

Burbelo, Peter D., Snow, Dianne M., Bahou, Wadie, Spiegel, Sarah

Cdc42 is a member of the Rho GTPase family that regulates multiple cellular activities, including actin polymerization, kinase-signaling activation, and cell polarization. MSE55 is a nonkinase CRIB...

Structure and function of human Vps20 and Snf7 proteins.

Peck, Jeremy W, Bowden, Emma T, Burbelo, Peter D

Snf7p (sucrose non-fermenting) and Vps20p (vacuolar protein-sorting) are small coil-coiled proteins involved in yeast MVB (multivesicular body) structure, formation and function. In the present...

Rapid, Novel, Specific, High-Throughput Assay for Diagnosis of Loa loa Infection▿

Burbelo, Peter D., Ramanathan, Roshan, Klion, Amy D., Iadarola, Michael J., Nutman, Thomas B.

The ability to diagnose Loa loa infection readily and accurately remains a demanding task. Among the available diagnostic methods, many are impractical for point-of-care field testing. To investigate...

A Four-Antigen Mixture for Rapid Assessment of Onchocerca volvulus Infection

Burbelo, Peter D., Leahy, Hannah P., Iadarola, Michael J., Nutman, Thomas B.

Caused by the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus, onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease associated with blindness and severe dermatitis. Available diagnostic methods are either invasive,...

A New Luminescence Assay for Autoantibodies to Mammalian Cell–Prepared Insulinoma-Associated Protein 2

Burbelo, Peter D., Hirai, Hiroki, Leahy, Hannah, Lernmark, Ake, Ivarsson, Sten A., Iadarola, Michael J., ...

OBJECTIVE—Insulinoma-associated protein 2 (IA-2) is a major autoantigen in type 1 diabetes, and IA-2 autoantibodies are routinely detected by a liquid-phase radioimmunoprecipitation assay. The...

Serological Diagnosis of Human Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and 2 Infections by Luciferase Immunoprecipitation System Assay ▿

Burbelo, Peter D., Hoshino, Yo, Leahy, Hannah, Krogmann, Tammy, Hornung, Ronald L., Iadarola, Michael J., ...

Highly quantitative and high-throughput serological tests for evaluation of humoral responses to herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 are not available. The efficacy of luciferase...

Four-Antigen Mixture Containing V-Cyclin for Serological Screening of Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection▿

Burbelo, Peter D., Leahy, Hannah P., Groot, Sandra, Bishop, Lisa R., Miley, Wendell, Iadarola, Michael J., ...

Improved diagnostic reagents and testing are currently needed for the serological detection of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infections. We evaluated the luciferase immunoprecipitation systems (LIPS)...