Ribosome stalling during selenoprotein translation exposes a ferroptosis vulnerability

Z Li, L Ferguson, KK Deol, MA Roberts… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
The selenoprotein glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) prevents ferroptosis by converting lipid
peroxides into nontoxic lipid alcohols. GPX4 has emerged as a promising therapeutic target …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza D virus infection in Mississippi beef cattle

L Ferguson, L Eckard, WB Epperson, LP Long, D Smith… - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
A new member of the Orthomyxoviridae family, influenza D virus (IDV), was first reported in
swine in the Midwest region of the United States. This study aims to extend our knowledge on …

Pathogenesis of influenza D virus in cattle

L Ferguson, AK Olivier, S Genova… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cattle have been proposed as the natural reservoir of a novel member of the virus family
Orthomyxoviridae , which has been tentatively classified as influenza D virus (IDV). Although …

CiBER-seq dissects genetic networks by quantitative CRISPRi profiling of expression phenotypes

R Muller, ZA Meacham, L Ferguson, NT Ingolia - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Systematically profiling the effects of genetic perturbations is a powerful
approach that has revealed the molecular basis for a wide range of biological phenomena. …

[HTML][HTML] Serological evidence for high prevalence of influenza D viruses in cattle, Nebraska, United States, 2003–2004

J Luo, L Ferguson, DR Smith, AR Woolums… - Virology, 2017 - Elsevier
Influenza D virus (IDV), a new member of the influenza virus family, was first reported in
2011 in swine in Oklahoma, USA, and then soon found in cattle across North America and …

Low-bias ncRNA libraries using ordered two-template relay: Serial template jumping by a modified retroelement reverse transcriptase

HE Upton, L Ferguson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Selfish, non-long terminal repeat (non-LTR) retroelements and mobile group II introns
encode reverse transcriptases (RTs) that can initiate DNA synthesis without substantial base …

Streamlined and sensitive mono-and di-ribosome profiling in yeast and human cells

L Ferguson, HE Upton, SC Pimentel, A Mok… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ribosome profiling has unveiled diverse regulation and perturbations of translation through
a transcriptome-wide survey of ribosome occupancy, read out by sequencing of ribosome-…

[HTML][HTML] Influenza D virus infection in feral swine populations, United States

L Ferguson, K Luo, AK Olivier… - Emerging infectious …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Influenza D virus (IDV) has been identified in domestic cattle, swine, camelid, and small
ruminant populations across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. Our study …

[HTML][HTML] Ribosome rescue factor PELOTA modulates translation start site choice and protein isoform levels of transcription factor C/EBPα

SG Fernandez, L Ferguson, NT Ingolia - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Translation initiation at alternative start sites can dynamically control the synthesis of two or
more functionally distinct protein isoforms from a single mRNA. Alternate isoforms of the …

Robust T cell activation requires an eIF3-driven burst in T cell receptor translation

D De Silva, L Ferguson, GH Chin, BE Smith, RA Apathy… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Activation of T cells requires a rapid surge in cellular protein synthesis. However, the role of
translation initiation in the early induction of specific genes remains unclear. Here, we show …