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Gail W. Wertz is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant focus on Epidemiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Ecology.

The scientist has contributed to studies in several main topics including:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Their publication record includes articles in venues such as UNC Libraries and Advances in Archaeological Practice. Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Gail W. Wertz include:

  • "Collaborating with Farmers to Recover Indigenous Archaic Period History from Private Lithic Collections in Virginia's Rappahannock River Valley," 2022, Advances in Archaeological Practice
  • "Different base per unit length ratios exist in single-stranded RNA and single-stranded DNA," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "The genome of respiratory syncytial virus is a negative-stranded RNA that codes for at least seven mRNA species," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Transcriptional mapping of human respiratory syncytial virus," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Cell-free synthesis and assembly of vesicular stomatitis virus nucleocapsids," 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent collaborators of Wertz include Nancy Davis, Peter L. Collins, John T. Patton, L. Andrew Ball, and John I. Glass. The prominence of repeated coauthorship with these researchers indicates ongoing collaborative work in their primary fields.

Gail W. Wertz's work is situated at the intersection of virology, molecular genetics, and epidemiology, with contributions addressing viral infections, gene therapy applications, and molecular mechanisms of viruses. These research areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining biology, medicine, and molecular science.

Best Publications

  • Structure of the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Nucleoprotein-RNA Complex

    Todd J. Green;Xin Zhang;Gail W. Wertz;Ming Luo

  • Transcription and Replication of Nonsegmented Negative-Strand RNA Viruses

    S. P. J. Whelan;J. N. Barr;G. W. Wertz

  • Infectious defective interfering particles of VSV from transcripts of a cDNA clone

    Asit K. Pattnaik;L. Andrew Ball;Alison W. LeGrone;Gail Williams Wertz

  • Genetic diversity of the attachment protein of subgroup B respiratory syncytial viruses.

    W M Sullender;M A Mufson;L J Anderson;G W Wertz

  • Functional cDNA Clones of the Human Respiratory Syncytial (RS) Virus N, P, and L Proteins Support Replication of RS Virus Genomic RNA Analogs and Define Minimal trans-Acting Requirements for RNA Replication

    Q Yu;R W Hardy;G W Wertz

  • The Product of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus M2 Gene ORF1 Enhances Readthrough of Intergenic Junctions during Viral Transcription

    Richard W. Hardy;Gail W. Wertz

  • The membrane-associated and secreted forms of the respiratory syncytial virus attachment glycoprotein G are synthesized from alternative initiation codons.

    S R Roberts;D Lichtenstein;L A Ball;G W Wertz

  • Expression of the fusion protein of human respiratory syncytial virus from recombinant vaccinia virus vectors and protection of vaccinated mice.

    G W Wertz;E J Stott;K K Young;K Anderson

  • RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS MATURES AT THE APICAL SURFACES OF POLARIZED EPITHELIAL CELLS

    S R Roberts;R W Compans;G W Wertz

  • N protein alone satisfies the requirement for protein synthesis during RNA replication of vesicular stomatitis virus.

    J T Patton;N L Davis;G W Wertz

  • Human respiratory syncytial virus glycoprotein G expressed from a recombinant vaccinia virus vector protects mice against live-virus challenge.

    E J Stott;L A Ball;K K Young;J Furze

  • Role of the nucleocapsid protein in regulating vesicular stomatitis virus RNA synthesis

    Heinz Arnheiter;Nancy L. Davis;Gail Wertz;Manfred Schubert

  • Cytotoxic T cell specificity for respiratory syncytial virus proteins: fusion protein is an important target antigen.

    R. M. Pemberton;M. J. Cannon;P. J. M. Openshaw;L. A. Ball

  • Structure and cell surface maturation of the attachment glycoprotein of human respiratory syncytial virus in a cell line deficient in O glycosylation.

    G W Wertz;M Krieger;L A Ball

  • Phenotypic Consequences of Rearranging the P, M, and G Genes of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus

    L. Andrew Ball;Craig R. Pringle;Brian Flanagan;Victoria P. Perepelitsa

  • Transcriptional control of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of vesicular stomatitis virus

    John N Barr;Sean P.J Whelan;Gail W Wertz

  • Nucleotide sequence analysis and expression from recombinant vectors demonstrate that the attachment protein G of bovine respiratory syncytial virus is distinct from that of human respiratory syncytial virus.

    R A Lerch;K Anderson;G W Wertz

  • Antigenic heterogeneity of the attachment protein of bovine respiratory syncytial virus

    J. Furze;G. Wertz;R. Lerch;G. Taylor

  • Study of the assembly of vesicular stomatitis virus N protein: role of the P protein.

    Todd J. Green;Silvia Macpherson;Shihong Qiu;Jacob Lebowitz

  • Prevention and treatment of respiratory tract disease

    Gail W. Wertz;Qingzhong Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean P. J. Whelan
Sean P. J. Whelan Washington University in St. Louis
L. Andrew Ball
L. Andrew Ball University of Alabama at Birmingham
Luis L. Rodriguez
Luis L. Rodriguez United States Department of Agriculture
Geraldine Taylor
Geraldine Taylor The Pirbright Institute
Richard M. Elliott
Richard M. Elliott University of Glasgow
Richard W. Compans
Richard W. Compans Emory University
Geraldine Taylor
Geraldine Taylor Jenner Institute

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