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Andrew A. Mercer

Andrew A. Mercer

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Microbiology

D-Index
51
Citations
8926
World Ranking
4339
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Andrew A. Mercer is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a notable concentration on subfields such as Epidemiology, Immunology, Virology, Rehabilitation, and Biomaterials.

Their work encompasses a range of topics including Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, interferon and immune responses, Poxvirus research and outbreaks, Wound Healing and Treatments, Silk-based biomaterials and applications, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Frequent publication venues for their research include the Journal of General Virology, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Virus Research, Frontiers in Microbiology, and the Journal of Hepatology.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Mercer include:

  • Orf Virus IL-10 and VEGF-E Act Synergistically to Enhance Healing of Cutaneous Wounds in Mice, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • The parapoxvirus Orf virus inhibits IFN-β expression induced by dsRNA, 2021, Virus Research
  • The parapoxvirus Orf virus ORF116 gene encodes an antagonist of the interferon response, 2021, Journal of General Virology
  • The parapoxvirus Orf virus inhibits dsDNA-mediated type I IFN expression via STING-dependent and STING-independent signalling pathways, 2023, Journal of General Virology
  • Rescue of a Vaccinia Virus Mutant Lacking IFN Resistance Genes K1L and C7L by the Parapoxvirus Orf Virus, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Stephen B. Fleming
  • Basheer A. AlDaif
  • Wade Blair
  • Yueh-Ming Loo
  • Nate Sallada

Andrew A. Mercer received recognition as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Isolated lymphatic endothelial cells transduce growth, survival and migratory signals via the VEGF‐C/D receptor VEGFR‐3

    Taija Mäkinen;Tanja Veikkola;Satu Mustjoki;Terhi Karpanen

  • Six widespread bacterial clones among Escherichia coli K1 isolates.

    M Achtman;A Mercer;B Kusecek;A Pohl

  • Homologs of vascular endothelial growth factor are encoded by the poxvirus orf virus.

    D J Lyttle;K M Fraser;S B Fleming;A A Mercer

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-like protein from orf virus NZ2 binds to VEGFR2 and neuropilin-1.

    Lyn M. Wise;Tanja Veikkola;Andrew A. Mercer;Loreen J. Savory

  • A homolog of interleukin-10 is encoded by the poxvirus orf virus.

    S B Fleming;C A McCaughan;A E Andrews;A D Nash

  • Ovine diseases. Orf.

    D M Haig;A A Mercer

  • Viral Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Plays a Critical Role in Orf Virus Infection

    Loreen J. Savory;Steven A. Stacker;Stephen B. Fleming;Brian E. Niven

  • Comparative analysis of genome sequences of three isolates of Orf virus reveals unexpected sequence variation.

    Andrew A. Mercer;Norihito Ueda;Sonja-Maria Friederichs;Kay Hofmann

  • Molecular Genetic Analysis of Orf Virus: A Poxvirus That Has Adapted to Skin

    Stephen B Fleming;Lyn M Wise;Andrew A Mercer

  • Orf Virus Encodes a Novel Secreted Protein Inhibitor of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor and Interleukin-2

    David Deane;Colin J. McInnes;Ann Percival;Ann Wood

  • Molecular characterization of a plasmid-borne (pGT633) erythromycin resistance determinant (ermGT) from Lactobacillus reuteri 100-63.

    Gerald W. Tannock;John B. Luchansky;Lynette Miller;Hugh Connell

  • Identification and Characterization of an Orf Virus Homologue of the Vaccinia Virus Gene Encoding the Major Envelope Antigen p37K

    John T. Sullivan;Andrew A. Mercer;Stephen B. Fleming;Anthony J. Robinson

  • F-box-like domains are present in most poxvirus ankyrin repeat proteins.

    Andrew A Mercer;Stephen B Fleming;Norihito Ueda

  • Poxvirus ankyrin repeat proteins are a unique class of F-box proteins that associate with cellular SCF1 ubiquitin ligase complexes

    Stephanie Sonnberg;Bruce T. Seet;Tony Pawson;Stephen B. Fleming

  • The orf virus OV20.0L gene product is involved in interferon resistance and inhibits an interferon‐inducible, double‐stranded RNA‐dependent kinase

    D M Haig;C J McInnes;J Thomson;A Wood

  • Lipopolysaccharide, capsule, and fimbriae as virulence factors among O1, O7, O16, O18, or O75 and K1, K5, or K100 Escherichia coli.

    B Kusecek;H Wloch;A Mercer;V Vaisänen

  • Analysis of an orf virus chemokine-binding protein: Shifting ligand specificities among a family of poxvirus viroceptors

    Bruce T. Seet;Catherine A. McCaughan;Tracy M. Handel;Andrew Mercer

  • Transcriptional repression of E-cadherin by human papillomavirus type 16 E6.

    Zarina J. D'Costa;Carol Jolly;Elliot J. Androphy;Andrew Mercer

  • A Novel Bcl-2-Like Inhibitor of Apoptosis Is Encoded by the Parapoxvirus Orf Virus

    Dana Westphal;Elizabeth C. Ledgerwood;Merilyn H. Hibma;Stephen B. Fleming

  • Poxvirus Host Range Protein CP77 Contains an F-Box-Like Domain That Is Necessary To Suppress NF-κB Activation by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha but Is Independent of Its Host Range Function

    Shu-Jung Chang;Jye-Chian Hsiao;Stephanie Sonnberg;Cheng-Ting Chiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Stacker
Steven A. Stacker Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Hans-Dieter Volk
Hans-Dieter Volk Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Percy A. Knolle
Percy A. Knolle Technical University of Munich
Taija Makinen
Taija Makinen Jenny ja Antti Wihurin Rahasto
Kari Alitalo
Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki
Marc G. Achen
Marc G. Achen St Vincents Institute of Medical Research
Pamela S. Ohashi
Pamela S. Ohashi Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Brian D. Lichty
Brian D. Lichty McMaster University
Bertram L. Jacobs
Bertram L. Jacobs Arizona State University
Kay Hofmann
Kay Hofmann University of Cologne

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