201.
HTLV-1: epidemiology and pathogenesis of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1 associated myelopathy
Antoine
Gessain
BMC Proceedings 2008, 2 (Suppl 1):S17 (23 September 2008)
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Cell and tissue tropisms of Chikungunya virus and its dissemination to the central nervous system
Thérése
Couderc,
Fabrice
Chrétien,
Clémentine
Schilte,
Olivier
Disson,
Alain
Michault,
Matthew
L
Albert,
Marc
Lecuit
BMC Proceedings 2008, 2 (Suppl 1):S7 (23 September 2008)
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203.
Pro- and anti-apoptotic signaling pathways in poliovirus-infected neuronal cells
Arnaud
Autret,
Sandra
Martin-Latil,
Cynthia
Brisac,
Laurence
Mousson,
Florence
Colbère-Garapin,
Jérôme
Estaquier,
Bruno
Blondel
BMC Proceedings 2008, 2 (Suppl 1):P4 (23 September 2008)
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204.
Transcriptomic analysis of the exit from dormancy of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia
Claude
Lamarre,
Sergueï
Sokol,
Jean-Paul
Debeaupuis,
Christine
Henry,
Céline
Lacroix,
Philippe
Glaser,
Jean-Yves
Coppée,
Jean-Marie
François,
Jean-Paul
Latgé
BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :417 (16 September 2008)
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205.
Multiple displacement amplification for complex mixtures of DNA fragments
Muhammad
Shoaib,
Sonia
Baconnais,
Undine
Mechold,
Eric
Le Cam,
Marc
Lipinski,
Vasily
Ogryzko
BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :415 (15 September 2008)
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206.
Var2CSA DBL6-epsilon domain expressed in HEK293 induces limited cross-reactive and blocking antibodies to CSA binding parasites
Pablo
Fernandez,
Nicola
K
Viebig,
Sébastien
Dechavanne,
Catherine
Lépolard,
Jürg
Gysin,
Artur
Scherf,
Benoit
Gamain
Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :170 (4 September 2008)
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Experiments designed to express domains of the var2csa protein, to raise antisera in mice and examine their ability to recognize the protein on infected cells and to inhibit parasite binding.
207.
Gene expression regulation in the context of mouse interspecific mosaic genomes
David
L'Hôte,
Catherine
Serres,
Reiner
A
Veitia,
Xavier
Montagutelli,
Ahmad
Oulmouden,
Daniel
Vaiman
Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R133 (27 August 2008)
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The testis transcriptome of mouse strains containing homozygous segments of Mus spretus origin in a Mus musculus background was analyzed.
208.
Maternal mortality in South Africa in 2001: From demographic census to epidemiological investigation
Michel
Garenne,
Robert
McCaa,
Kourtoum
Nacro
Population Health Metrics 2008, 6 :4 (21 August 2008)
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209.
Dynamic RNA profiling in Plasmodium falciparum synchronized blood stages exposed to lethal doses of artesunate
Onguma
Natalang,
Emmanuel
Bischoff,
Guillaume
Deplaine,
Caroline
Proux,
Marie-Agnès
Dillies,
Odile
Sismeiro,
Ghislaine
Guigon,
Serge
Bonnefoy,
Jintana
Patarapotikul,
Odile
Mercereau-Puijalon,
Jean-Yves
Coppée,
Peter
H
David
BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :388 (18 August 2008)
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210.
Restriction by APOBEC3 proteins of endogenous retroviruses with an extracellular life cycle: ex vivo effects and in vivo "traces" on the murine IAPE and human HERV-K elements
Cécile
Esnault,
Stéphane
Priet,
David
Ribet,
Odile
Heidmann,
Thierry
Heidmann
Retrovirology 2008, 5 :75 (14 August 2008)
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211.
Genomic analysis of the TRIM family reveals two groups of genes with distinct evolutionary properties
Marco
Sardiello,
Stefano
Cairo,
Bianca
Fontanella,
Andrea
Ballabio,
Germana
Meroni
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8 :225 (1 August 2008)
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212.
Spx mediates oxidative stress regulation of the methionine sulfoxide reductases operon in Bacillus subtilis
CongHui
You,
Agnieszka
Sekowska,
Olivera
Francetic,
Isabelle
Martin-Verstraete,
YiPing
Wang,
Antoine
Danchin
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :128 (28 July 2008)
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213.
Phagocytosis of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia by primary nasal epithelial cells in vitro
Françoise
Botterel,
Karine
Gross,
Oumaïma
Ibrahim-Granet,
Khaled
Khoufache,
Virginie
Escabasse,
André
Coste,
Catherine
Cordonnier,
Estelle
Escudier,
Stéphane
Bretagne
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :97 (18 June 2008)
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214.
Highly plastic genome of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806, a ubiquitous toxic freshwater cyanobacterium
Lionel
Frangeul,
Philippe
Quillardet,
Anne-Marie
Castets,
Jean-François
Humbert,
Hans
CP
Matthijs,
Diego
Cortez,
Andrew
Tolonen,
Cheng-Cai
Zhang,
Simonetta
Gribaldo,
Jan-Christoph
Kehr,
Yvonne
Zilliges,
Nadine
Ziemert,
Sven
Becker,
Emmanuel
Talla,
Amel
Latifi,
Alain
Billault,
Anthony
Lepelletier,
Elke
Dittmann,
Christiane
Bouchier,
Nicole
Tandeau de Marsac
BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :274 (5 June 2008)
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The cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa can produce toxic blooms and lives in a wide range of freshwater ecosystems, which is reflected in a highly plastic genome that includes many transposases and potentially novel restriction enzymes.
215.
Graphical analysis of NMR structural quality and interactive contact map of NOE assignments in ARIA
Benjamin
Bardiaux,
Aymeric
Bernard,
Wolfgang
Rieping,
Michael
Habeck,
Thérèse
E
Malliavin,
Michael
Nilges
BMC Structural Biology 2008, 8 :30 (5 June 2008)
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216.
Longitudinal study of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in a Karen population in Thailand
Waraphon
Phimpraphi,
Richard
E
Paul,
Surapon
Yimsamran,
Supalarp
Puangsa-art,
Nipon
Thanyavanich,
Wanchai
Maneeboonyang,
Sutthiporn
Prommongkol,
Samarn
Sornklom,
Wutthichai
Chaimungkun,
Irwin
F
Chavez,
Herve
Blanc,
Sornchai
Looareesuwan,
Anavaj
Sakuntabhai,
Pratap
Singhasivanon
Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :99 (2 June 2008)
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A study looking at interactions between the two parasites and the potential interference of control interventions with distribution patterns
217.
Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria
Alexis
Dufresne,
Martin
Ostrowski,
David
J
Scanlan,
Laurence
Garczarek,
Sophie
Mazard,
Brian
P
Palenik,
Ian
T
Paulsen,
Nicole
de Marsac,
Patrick
Wincker,
Carole
Dossat,
Steve
Ferriera,
Justin
Johnson,
Anton
F
Post,
Wolfgang
R
Hess,
Frédéric
Partensky
Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R90 (28 May 2008)
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Local niche occupancy of marine Synechococcus lineages is facilitated by lateral gene transfers. Genomic islands act as repositories for these transferred genes.
218.
Genomics of an extreme psychrophile, Psychromonas ingrahamii
Monica
Riley,
James
T
Staley,
Antoine
Danchin,
Ting Zhang
Wang,
Thomas
S
Brettin,
Loren
J
Hauser,
Miriam
L
Land,
Linda
S
Thompson
BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :210 (6 May 2008)
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The genome of Psychromonas ingrahamii, an extreme psychrophilic bacterium that grows optimally at -12 degrees Celsius in sea ice, has a number of unique gene clusters and many features linked to cold adaptation.
219.
Transcription analysis in the MeLiM swine model identifies RACK1 as a potential marker of malignancy for human melanocytic proliferation
Giorgia
Egidy,
Sophia
Julé,
Philippe
Bossé,
Florence
Bernex,
Claudine
Geffrotin,
Silvia
Vincent-Naulleau,
Vratislav
Horak,
Xavier
Sastre-Garau,
Jean-Jacques
Panthier
Molecular Cancer 2008, 7 :34 (28 April 2008)
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220.
Evaluation of FRET real-time PCR assay for rapid detection and differentiation of Plasmodium species in returning travellers and migrants
Innocent
Safeukui,
Pascal
Millet,
Sébastien
Boucher,
Laurence
Melinard,
Frédéric
Fregeville,
Marie-Catherine
Receveur,
Thierry
Pistone,
Pierre
Fialon,
Philippe
Vincendeau,
Hervé
Fleury,
Denis
Malvy
Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :70 (28 April 2008)
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The two features of note for this method are the differentiation of P. falciparum infections from other Plasmodium species and the fact that the results are obtained in 90 minutes from sample preparation to result interpretation
221.
Use of cluster-graphs from spoligotyping data to study genotype similarities and a comparison of three indices to quantify recent tuberculosis transmission among culture positive cases in French Guiana during a eight year period
Vanina
Guernier,
Christophe
Sola,
Karine
Brudey,
Jean-François
Guégan,
Nalin
Rastogi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :46 (14 April 2008)
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222.
Genomic context analysis in Archaea suggests previously unrecognized links between DNA replication and translation
Jonathan
Berthon,
Diego
Cortez,
Patrick
Forterre
Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R71 (9 April 2008)
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Specific functional interactions of proteins involved in DNA replication and/or DNA repair or transcription might occur in Archaea, suggesting a previously unrecognized regulatory network coupling DNA replication and translation, which might also exist in Eukarya.
223.
Distinct efficacy of HIV-1 entry inhibitors to prevent cell-to-cell transfer of R5 and X4 viruses across a human placental trophoblast barrier in a reconstitution model in vitro
Ahidjo
Ayouba,
Claude
Cannou,
Marie-Thérèse
Nugeyre,
Françoise
Barré-Sinoussi,
Elisabeth
Menu
Retrovirology 2008, 5 :31 (31 March 2008)
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224.
The impact of the neisserial DNA uptake sequences on genome evolution and stability
Todd
J
Treangen,
Ole
Ambur,
Tone
Tonjum,
Eduardo
PC
Rocha
Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R60 (26 March 2008)
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A study of the origin and distribution of the abundant short DNA uptake sequence (DUS) in six genomes of Neisseria suggests that transformation and recombination are tightly linked in evolution and that recombination has a key role in the establishment of DUS.
225.
Functional diversity of HIV-1 envelope proteins expressed by contemporaneous plasma viruses
Tamara
Nora,
Francine
Bouchonnet,
Béatrice
Labrosse,
Charlotte
Charpentier,
Fabrizio
Mammano,
François
Clavel,
Allan
J
Hance
Retrovirology 2008, 5 :23 (29 February 2008)
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