HIV-1 Nef: a master manipulator of the membrane trafficking machinery mediating immune evasion

EN Pawlak, JD Dikeakos - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Many viral genomes encode a limited number of proteins, illustrating their innate
efficiency in bypassing host immune surveillance. This concept of genomic efficiency is …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-1 Nef sequesters MHC-I intracellularly by targeting early stages of endocytosis and recycling

BS Dirk, EN Pawlak, AL Johnson, LR Van Nynatten… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
A defining characteristic of HIV-1 infection is the ability of the virus to persist within the host.
Specifically, MHC-I downregulation by the HIV-1 accessory protein Nef is of critical …

[HTML][HTML] Efferocytic defects in early atherosclerosis are driven by GATA2 overexpression in macrophages

…, M Rosoga, J Akingbasote, EN Pawlak… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pawlak Emily N. Pawlak 1 Rajesh Abraham Jacob Rajesh Abraham Jacob 1 Jonathan Hu
Jonathan Hu 1 Neha Sharma Neha Sharma 1 Jimmy D. Dikeakos Jimmy D. Dikeakos 1 Lillian …

Soluble CD93 is an apoptotic cell opsonin recognized by αxβ2

…, EY Liu, J Ellins, AM Vrieze, EN Pawlak… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Efferocytosis is essential for homeostasis and prevention of the inflammatory and autoimmune
diseases resulting from apoptotic cell lysis. CD93 is a transmembrane glycoprotein …

[HTML][HTML] The HIV-1 accessory proteins Nef and Vpu downregulate total and cell surface CD28 in CD4+ T cells

EN Pawlak, BS Dirk, RA Jacob, AL Johnson… - Retrovirology, 2018 - Springer
Background The HIV-1 accessory proteins Nef and Vpu alter cell surface levels of multiple
host proteins to modify the immune response and increase viral persistence. Nef and Vpu can …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction between HIV-1 Nef and adaptor protein-2 reduces Nef-mediated CD4+ T cell apoptosis

RA Jacob, AL Johnson, EN Pawlak, BS Dirk… - Virology, 2017 - Elsevier
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is characterized by a decline in CD4 + T cells. Here,
we elucidated the mechanism underlying apoptosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (…

[HTML][HTML] Viral bimolecular fluorescence complementation: a novel tool to study intracellular vesicular trafficking pathways

BS Dirk, RA Jacob, AL Johnson, EN Pawlak… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory protein Nef interacts with a
multitude of cellular proteins, manipulating the host membrane trafficking machinery to evade …

PACS-1 and adaptor protein-1 mediate ACTH trafficking to the regulated secretory pathway

BS Dirk, C End, EN Pawlak, LR Van Nynatten… - Biochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The regulated secretory pathway is a specialized form of protein secretion found in endocrine
and neuroendocrine cell types. Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) is a pro-hormone that …

Microwave transitions in atomic sodium: Radiometry and polarimetry using the sodium layer

M Pawlak, EL Schoen, JE Albert, HR Sadeghpour - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
We calculate, via variational techniques, single-and two-photon Rydberg microwave transitions,
as well as scalar and tensor polarizabilities of the sodium atom using the parametric one…

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Novel Subcellular Localization and Trafficking of HIV-1 Nef Variants from Reference Strains G (F1. 93. HH8793) and H (BE. 93. VI997)

LR Van Nynatten, AL Johnson, BS Dirk, EN Pawlak… - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory protein Nef, plays an essential
role in disease progression and pathogenesis via hijacking the host cellular membrane-…