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Deborah H. Spector is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research contributions are primarily situated in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, Virology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • HIV research and treatment
  • Viral infections and vectors

Some of the recent research papers authored or co-authored by Deborah H. Spector are:

  • "SREBP2-dependent lipid gene transcription enhances the infection of human dendritic cells by Zika virus," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Zika Virus Is Transmitted in Neural Progenitor Cells via Cell-to-Cell Spread, and Infection Is Inhibited by the Autophagy Inducer Trehalose," 2020, Journal of Virology
  • "Issue Information," 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • "Cancer Virus Hunters: A History of Tumor VirologyGregory J.MorganBaltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022," 2022, The FASEB Journal

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Virology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Deborah H. Spector include:

  • Alex E. Clark
  • Zhe Zhu
  • Jeremy N. Rich
  • Emilie Branche
  • Ying-Ting Wang

Best Publications

  • Proviruses of avian sarcoma virus are terminally redundant, co-extensive with unintegrated linear DNA and integrated at many sites.

    Stephen H. Hughes;Peter R. Shank;Deborah H. Spector;Hsing Jien Kung

  • Human immunodeficiency virus infection of human-PBL-SCID mice.

    Donald E. Mosier;Richard J. Gulizia;Stephen M. Baird;Darcy B. Wilson

  • Cytomegalovirus infection induces high levels of cyclins, phosphorylated Rb, and p53, leading to cell cycle arrest.

    F M Jault;J M Jault;F Ruchti;E A Fortunato

  • A Human Cytomegalovirus-Encoded microRNA Regulates Expression of Multiple Viral Genes Involved in Replication

    Finn Grey;Heather Meyers;Elizabeth A White;Deborah H Spector

  • Nucleotide sequences related to the transforming gene of avian sarcoma virus are present in DNA of uninfected vertebrates.

    D H Spector;H E Varmus;J M Bishop

  • Transcription in human fibroblasts permissively infected by human cytomegalovirus strain AD169.

    Sherrol H. McDonough;Deborah H. Spector

  • Cell Cycle Dysregulation by Human Cytomegalovirus: Influence of the Cell Cycle Phase at the Time of Infection and Effects on Cyclin Transcription

    Bryan S. Salvant;Elizabeth A. Fortunato;Deborah H. Spector

  • Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus in Clinical Specimens by DNA-DNA Hybridization

    Stephen A. Spector;Jose A. Rua;Deborah H. Spector;Robert McMillan

  • Cytomegalovirus Activates Interferon Immediate-Early Response Gene Expression and an Interferon Regulatory Factor 3-Containing Interferon-Stimulated Response Element-Binding Complex

    Lorena Navarro;Kerri Mowen;Steven Rodems;Brian Weaver

  • Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals a Highly Diverse CD8 T Cell Response to Murine Cytomegalovirus

    Michael W. Munks;Marielle C. Gold;Allison L. Zajac;Carmen M. Doom

  • Exploitation of cellular signaling and regulatory pathways by human cytomegalovirus.

    Elizabeth A Fortunato;Anita K McElroy;Veronica Sanchez;Deborah H Spector

  • Human immunodeficiency virus pseudotypes with expanded cellular and species tropism.

    D H Spector;E Wade;D A Wright;V Koval

  • p53 and RPA Are Sequestered in Viral Replication Centers in the Nuclei of Cells Infected with Human Cytomegalovirus

    Elizabeth A. Fortunato;Deborah H. Spector

  • High-Resolution Profiling and Analysis of Viral and Host Small RNAs during Human Cytomegalovirus Infection

    Thomas J. Stark;Justin D. Arnold;Deborah H. Spector;Deborah H. Spector;Gene W. Yeo;Gene W. Yeo

  • Heterogeneity of genetic loci in chickens: analysis of endogenous viral and nonviral genes by cleavage of DNA with restriction endonucleases

    Stephen H. Hughes;Farhang Payvar;Deborah Spector;Robert T. Schimke

  • Identification of sequence requirements and trans-acting functions necessary for regulated expression of a human cytomegalovirus early gene.

    S I Staprans;D K Rabert;D H Spector

  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Activity Is Sustained Early during Human Cytomegalovirus Infection

    Steven M. Rodems;Deborah H. Spector

  • Transactivation by the human cytomegalovirus IE2 86-kilodalton protein requires a domain that binds to both the TATA box-binding protein and the retinoblastoma protein.

    M H Sommer;A L Scully;D H Spector

  • Requirement of 3'-terminal poly(adenylic acid) for the infectivity of poliovirus RNA.

    Deborah H. Spector;David Baltimore

  • Construction of a cloned library of the EcoRI fragments from the human cytomegalovirus genome (strain AD169).

    J C Tamashiro;L J Hock;D H Spector

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen A. Spector
Stephen A. Spector University of California, San Diego
Harold E. Varmus
Harold E. Varmus Cornell University
David Baltimore
David Baltimore California Institute of Technology
Gene W. Yeo
Gene W. Yeo University of California, San Diego
J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop University of California, San Francisco
Jeffrey R. Marks
Jeffrey R. Marks Duke University
Thomas J. Kipps
Thomas J. Kipps University of California, San Diego
Darcy B. Wilson
Darcy B. Wilson Torrey Pines Institute For Molecular Studies
Douglas D. Richman
Douglas D. Richman University of California, San Diego
Donald E. Mosier
Donald E. Mosier Scripps Research Institute

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