Publications by authors named "C Mettling"

Oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) arrests cell proliferation in response to replication stress (RS) induced by oncogenes. OIS depends on the DNA damage response (DDR), but also on the cGAS-STING pathway, which detects cytosolic DNA and induces type I interferons (IFNs). Whether and how RS and IFN responses cooperate to promote OIS remains unknown.

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Objective: CCR5, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), is used by most HIV strains as a coreceptor. In this study, we looked for other GPCR able to modify HIV-1 infection.

Design: We analyzed the effects of one GPCR coexpressed with CCR5, EBI2, on HIV-1 replicative cycle.

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Article Synopsis
  • Genetic defects in perforin delivery have been implicated in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, leading researchers to investigate its role in severe COVID-19 infections.
  • A study of 54 SARS-CoV-2-infected patients revealed significantly lower levels of perforin-expressing NK cells compared to healthy controls, but this decrease was not associated with disease severity or predictive of mortality.
  • Findings suggest that the low frequency of perforin-positive NK cells in COVID-19 patients may be due to consumption rather than a primary defect in perforin expression, as levels returned to normal one year post-infection.
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HIV-1 Tat is a key viral protein that stimulates several steps of viral gene expression. Tat is especially required for the transcription of viral genes. Nevertheless, it is still not clear if and how Tat is incorporated into HIV-1 virions.

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It has been shown that living in risky environments, as well as having a risky occupation, can moderate risk-tolerance. Despite the involvement of dopamine in the expectation of reward described by neurobiologists, a GWAS study was not able to demonstrate a genetic contribution of genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway in risk attitudes and gene candidate studies gave contrasting results. We test the possibility that a genetic effect of the DRD4-7R allele in risk-taking behavior could be modulated by environmental factors.

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