Novel assay reveals a large, inducible, replication-competent HIV-1 reservoir in resting CD4+ T cells

…, D Ratner, M Ding, Y Chen, JM Zerbato, NS Giacobbi… - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
… We found no notable difference in the IUPM values when using these two different
approaches with rCD4 + T cells isolated from three different participants with HIV-1 infection (…

Evolution on the biophysical fitness landscape of an RNA virus

…, N Cui, PA Demirev, NS Giacobbi… - Molecular biology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Viral evolutionary pathways are determined by the fitness landscape, which maps viral
genotype to fitness. However, a quantitative description of the landscape and the evolutionary …

Isolation and analysis of rare norovirus recombinants from coinfected mice using drop-based microfluidics

…, TS Mehoke, Y Han, JS Lin, NS Giacobbi… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
… To our knowledge, no natural recombinants in the region of the genome encoding VPg or
protease have been described. Previous analyses of naturally isolated MNV strains describe …

Flexibility in surface-exposed loops in a virus capsid mediates escape from antibody neutralization

…, M Li, C Xia, AE Fischer, NS Giacobbi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
New human norovirus strains emerge every 2 to 3 years, partly due to mutations in the viral
capsid that allow escape from antibody neutralization and herd immunity. To understand how …

Inhibitors of signaling pathways that block reversal of HIV-1 latency

B Vargas, NS Giacobbi, A Sanyal… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Signaling pathways play a key role in HIV-1 latency. In this study, we used the 24ST1NLESG
cell line of HIV-1 latency to screen a library of structurally diverse, medicinally active, cell …

Simian virus 40 large T antigen induces IFN-stimulated genes through ATR kinase

A Forero, NS Giacobbi, KD McCormick… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Polyomaviruses encode a large T Ag (LT), a multifunctional protein essential for the regulation
of both viral and host cell gene expression and productive viral infection. Previously, we …

[HTML][HTML] The antiviral immune forces awaken in the cancer wars

D Pyeon, L Vu, NS Giacobbi, JA Westrich - PLoS Pathogens, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish,
or … However, these viruses also occasionally integrate into the host genome, despite no

[HTML][HTML] Polyomavirus T antigens activate an antiviral state

NS Giacobbi, T Gupta, AT Coxon, JM Pipas - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ectopic expression of Simian Virus 40 (SV40) large T antigen (LT) in mouse embryonic
fibroblasts (MEFs) increased levels of mRNAs encoding interferon stimulated genes (ISGs). The …

[HTML][HTML] The Chemokine CXCL14 as a Potential Immunotherapeutic Agent for Cancer Therapy

NS Giacobbi, S Mullapudi, H Nabors, D Pyeon - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
There is great enthusiasm toward the development of novel immunotherapies for the treatment
of cancer, and given their roles in immune system regulation, chemokines stand out as …

In Vitro Cross-Resistance Profiles of Rilpivirine, Dapivirine, and MIV-150, Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Microbicides in Clinical Development for the …

NS Giacobbi, N Sluis-Cremer - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rilpivirine (RPV), dapivirine (DPV), and MIV-150 are in development as microbicides. It is not
known whether they will block infection of circulating nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase …