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Christine A. Kozak is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and immunology and microbiology. The body of work includes contributions to molecular biology, plant science, genetics, immunology, and virology.

Their studies have primarily focused on topics such as chromosomal and genetic variations, CRISPR and genetic engineering, plant virus research studies, HIV research and treatment, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, herpesvirus infections and treatments, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Christine A. Kozak include:

  • Retroviral Restriction Factors and Their Viral Targets: Restriction Strategies and Evolutionary Adaptations, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Retroviral Elements in Pathophysiology and as Therapeutic Targets for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 2022, Neurotherapeutics
  • The Oldest Co-opted gag Gene of a Human Endogenous Retrovirus Shows Placenta-Specific Expression and Is Upregulated in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphomas, 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Patterns of Coevolutionary Adaptations across Time and Space in Mouse Gammaretroviruses and Three Restrictive Host Factors, 2021, Viruses
  • Cross-species transmission of an ancient endogenous retrovirus and convergent co-option of its envelope gene in two mammalian orders, 2022, PLoS Genetics

Christine A. Kozak has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Virology
  • Neurotherapeutics
  • Microorganisms
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Viruses

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including Guney Boso, Oscar Lam, Esther Shaffer, J'Zaria Simpson, and Venkat R. K. Yedavalli.

Best Publications

  • Tie-1 and tie-2 define another class of putative receptor tyrosine kinase genes expressed in early embryonic vascular system.

    Thomas N. Sato;Ying Qin;Christine A. Kozak;Kenneth L. Audus

  • Cartilage-derived morphogenetic proteins. New members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily predominantly expressed in long bones during human embryonic development.

    S. C. Chang;B. Hoang;J. T. Thomas;S. Vukicevic

  • rax, a novel paired-type homeobox gene, shows expression in the anterior neural fold and developing retina

    Takahisa Furukawa;Christine A. Kozak;Constance L. Cepko

  • Molecular cloning, tissue distribution and chromosomal localization of a novel member of the opioid receptor gene family

    Yan Chen;Yi Fan;Jian Liu;Anton Mestek

  • Identification of CRAMP, a Cathelin-related Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in the Embryonic and Adult Mouse

    Richard L. Gallo;Katherine J. Kim;Merton Bernfield;Christine A. Kozak

  • Structural and functional studies of the early T lymphocyte activation 1 (Eta-1) gene. Definition of a novel T cell-dependent response associated with genetic resistance to bacterial infection.

    R. Patarca;G. J. Freeman;R. P. Singh;F.-Y. Wei

  • Full-length sequence, localization, and chromosomal mapping of ameloblastin. A novel tooth-specific gene.

    Paul H. Krebsbach;Suk Keun Lee;Yutaka Matsuki;Christine A. Kozak

  • Loss of Daxx, a promiscuously interacting protein, results in extensive apoptosis in early mouse development

    Jennifer S. Michaelson;Debra Bader;Frank Kuo;Christine Kozak

  • Cloning, chromosomal assignment, and regulation of the rat thyrotropin receptor: expression of the gene is regulated by thyrotropin, agents that increase cAMP levels, and thyroid autoantibodies.

    Takashi Akamizu;Shoichiro Ikuyama;Motoyasu Saji;Shinji Kosugi

  • Genomic Organization, Chromosomal Mapping, and Promoter Analysis of the Mouse Dentin Sialophosphoprotein (Dspp) Gene, Which Codes for Both Dentin Sialoprotein and Dentin Phosphoprotein

    Jian Q. Feng;Xianghong Luan;John Wallace;Dai Jing

  • The chromosomal distribution of mouse odorant receptor genes

    S L Sullivan;M C Adamson;K J Ressler;C A Kozak

  • A deletion in a photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor mRNA causes retinal degeneration in the rd7 mouse

    Novrouz B. Akhmedov;Natik I. Piriev;Bo Chang;Ana Lia Rapoport

  • Mouse cartilage matrix deficiency ( cmd ) caused by a 7 bp deletion in the aggrecan gene

    Hideto Watanabe;Koji Kimata;Sergio Line;Dave Strong

  • Molecular analysis of mbcl-2: Structure and expression of the murine gene homologous to the human gene involved in follicular lymphoma

    Massimo Negrini;Enrico Silini;Christine Kozak;Yoshihide Tsujimoto

  • Stage-specific apoptosis, developmental delay, and embryonic lethality in mice homozygous for a targeted disruption in the murine Bloom’s syndrome gene

    Nicholas Chester;Frank Kuo;Christine Kozak;Cathie D. O’Hara

  • Cloning and Characterization of a Cell Surface Receptor for Xenotropic and Polytropic Murine Leukemia Viruses

    Chetankumar S. Tailor;Ali Nouri;Chun G. Lee;Christine Kozak

  • Frequent provirus insertional mutagenesis of Notch1 in thymomas of MMTVD/myc transgenic mice suggests a collaboration of c-myc and Notch1 for oncogenesis.

    Luc Girard;Zaher Hanna;Normand Beaulieu;Caroline D. Hoemann

  • Expression of Brca1 is associated with terminal differentiation of ectodermally and mesodermally derived tissues in mice.

    Timothy F. Lane;Chuxia Deng;Ari Elson;Myung S. Lyu

  • International System for Human Gene Nomenclature (1979) ISGN (1979)

    T B Shows;C A Alper;D Bootsma;M Dorf

  • Targeted Deletion of the Vgf Gene Indicates that the Encoded Secretory Peptide Precursor Plays a Novel Role in the Regulation of Energy Balance

    Seung Hahm;Tooru M. Mizuno;T.John Wu;Jonathan P. Wisor

Frequent Co-Authors

Debora B. Farber
Debora B. Farber University of California, Los Angeles
Alicia Buckler-White
Alicia Buckler-White National Institutes of Health
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Frank H. Ruddle
Frank H. Ruddle Yale University
Paul Jolicoeur
Paul Jolicoeur University of Montreal
Daniel W. Nebert
Daniel W. Nebert University of Cincinnati
Herbert C. Morse
Herbert C. Morse National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Newton E. Morton
Newton E. Morton University of Southampton
Yoshihiko Yamada
Yoshihiko Yamada National Institutes of Health
Thomas B. Shows
Thomas B. Shows Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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