Sharon J. Tollefson

Genetic diversity and evolution of human metapneumovirus fusion protein over twenty years (2009)

Yang, Chin-Fen, Wang, Chiaoyin K, Tollefson, Sharon J, Piyaratna, Rohith, Lintao, Linda D, Chu, Marla, ...

Abstract Background Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important cause of acute respiratory illness in children. We examined the diversity and molecular evolution of HMPV using 85 full-length F...

The Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Is a Permissive Small Animal Model of Human Metapneumovirus Infection, Pathogenesis, and Protective Immunity

Williams, John V., Tollefson, Sharon J., Johnson, Joyce E., Crowe, James E.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly described paramyxovirus that is an important cause of acute respiratory tract disease. We undertook to develop a small animal model of hMPV infection,...

The Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Is a Permissive Small Animal Model of Human Metapneumovirus Infection, Pathogenesis, and Protective Immunity

Williams, John V., Tollefson, Sharon J., Johnson, Joyce E., Crowe, James E.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly described paramyxovirus that is an important cause of acute respiratory tract disease. We undertook to develop a small animal model of hMPV infection,...

Human Metapneumovirus Fusion Protein Vaccines That Are Immunogenic and Protective in Cotton Rats▿

Cseke, Gabriella, Wright, David W., Tollefson, Sharon J., Johnson, Joyce E., Crowe, James E., Williams, John V.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently described paramyxovirus that is a major cause of upper and lower respiratory infection in children and adults worldwide. A safe and effective vaccine could...

A Recombinant Human Monoclonal Antibody to Human Metapneumovirus Fusion Protein That Neutralizes Virus In Vitro and Is Effective Therapeutically In Vivo▿ †

Williams, John V., Chen, Zhifeng, Cseke, Gabriella, Wright, David W., Keefer, Christopher J., Tollefson, Sharon J., ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently discovered paramyxovirus that is a major cause of lower-respiratory-tract disease. hMPV is associated with more severe disease in infants and persons with...

An Alphavirus Replicon-Based Human Metapneumovirus Vaccine Is Immunogenic and Protective in Mice and Cotton Rats▿

Mok, Hoyin, Tollefson, Sharon J., Podsiad, Amy B., Shepherd, Bryan E., Polosukhin, Vasiliy V., Johnston, Robert E., ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently discovered paramyxovirus that causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections in infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals worldwide....

Integrin αvβ1 promotes infection by human metapneumovirus

Cseke, Gabriella, Maginnis, Melissa S., Cox, Reagan G., Tollefson, Sharon J., Podsiad, Amy B., Wright, David W., ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently described paramyxovirus that causes lower respiratory infections in children and adults worldwide. The hMPV fusion (F) protein is a membrane-anchored...