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Overview

J. Charles Whitbeck is affiliated with Integral Molecular in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Medicine, with specific focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Virology.

The scientist's work centers on topics including mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, herpesvirus infections and treatments, toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins, poxvirus research and outbreaks, malaria research and control, as well as insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Publication venues where J. Charles Whitbeck has frequently published include:

  • Journal of Virology
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports

Recent publications by the scientist are:

  • "Localization of the Interaction Site of Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D (gD) on the Membrane Fusion Regulator, gH/gL" (2020, Journal of Virology)
  • "Antigenicity, stability, and reproducibility of Zika reporter virus particles for long-term applications" (2020, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
  • "Antigenicity, stability, and reproducibility of Zika reporter virus particles for long-term applications" (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "Identification of the seven critical residues that control ZIKV-DENV cross-reactivity to engineer a non-cross-reactive ZIKV vaccine" (2025, Cell Reports)

Frequent coauthors of J. Charles Whitbeck include:

  • Ariadna Grinyo i Escuer
  • Frederick W. Holtsberg
  • M. Javad Aman
  • Edgar Davidson
  • Benjamin J. Doranz

Best Publications

  • A Cell Surface Protein with Herpesvirus Entry Activity (HveB) Confers Susceptibility to Infection by Mutants of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1, Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, and Pseudorabies Virus

    Morgyn S. Warner;Robert J. Geraghty;Wanda M. Martinez;Rebecca I. Montgomery

  • Immunogenicity of a highly attenuated MVA smallpox vaccine and protection against monkeypox

    Patricia L. Earl;Jeffrey L. Americo;Linda S. Wyatt;Leigh Anne Eller

  • Herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D bound to the human receptor HveA.

    Andrea Carfı́;Sharon H. Willis;J.Charles Whitbeck;Claude Krummenacher

  • DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR bind ebola glycoproteins and enhance infection of macrophages and endothelial cells.

    Graham Simmons;Jacqueline D. Reeves;Case C. Grogan;Luk H. Vandenberghe

  • Glycoprotein D of herpes simplex virus (HSV) binds directly to HVEM, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily and a mediator of HSV entry

    J C Whitbeck;C Peng;H Lou;R Xu

  • Structure of Unliganded Hsv Gd Reveals a Mechanism for Receptor-Mediated Activation of Virus Entry.

    Claude Krummenacher;Vinit M Supekar;J Charles Whitbeck;Eric Lazear

  • Protective Immunity to Vaccinia Virus Induced by Vaccination with Multiple Recombinant Outer Membrane Proteins of Intracellular and Extracellular Virions

    Christiana Fogg;Shlomo Lustig;J. Charles Whitbeck;Roselyn J. Eisenberg

  • Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D Can Bind to Poliovirus Receptor-Related Protein 1 or Herpesvirus Entry Mediator, Two Structurally Unrelated Mediators of Virus Entry

    Claude Krummenacher;Anthony V. Nicola;Anthony V. Nicola;J. Charles Whitbeck;Huan Lou

  • The Lymphotoxin-β Receptor Is Necessary and Sufficient for LIGHT-mediated Apoptosis of Tumor Cells

    Isabelle A. Rooney;Kris D. Butrovich;Alison A. Glass;Stephen Borboroglu

  • Glycoprotein D Receptor-Dependent, Low-pH-Independent Endocytic Entry of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

    Richard S. B. Milne;Anthony V. Nicola;J. Charles Whitbeck;Roselyn J. Eisenberg

  • Bimolecular complementation reveals that glycoproteins gB and gH/gL of herpes simplex virus interact with each other during cell fusion.

    Doina Atanasiu;J. Charles Whitbeck;Tina M. Cairns;Brigid Reilly

  • Specific Association of Glycoprotein B with Lipid Rafts during Herpes Simplex Virus Entry

    Florent C. Bender;J. Charles Whitbeck;Manuel Ponce de Leon;Huan Lou

  • Monoclonal Antibodies to Distinct Sites on Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Glycoprotein D Block HSV Binding to HVEM

    Anthony V. Nicola;Manuel Ponce de Leon;Ruliang Xu;Wangfang Hou

  • Combinations of Polyclonal or Monoclonal Antibodies to Proteins of the Outer Membranes of the Two Infectious Forms of Vaccinia Virus Protect Mice against a Lethal Respiratory Challenge

    Shlomo Lustig;Christiana Fogg;J. Charles Whitbeck;Roselyn J. Eisenberg

  • Antibodies against the extracellular enveloped virus B5R protein are mainly responsible for the EEV neutralizing capacity of vaccinia immune globulin

    Edward Bell;Mohammad Shamim;J.Charles Whitbeck;Georgia Sfyroera

  • Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein B Binds to Cell Surfaces Independently of Heparan Sulfate and Blocks Virus Entry

    Florent C. Bender;J. Charles Whitbeck;Huan Lou;Gary H. Cohen

  • The First Immunoglobulin-Like Domain of HveC Is Sufficient To Bind Herpes Simplex Virus gD with Full Affinity, While the Third Domain Is Involved in Oligomerization of HveC

    Claude Krummenacher;Ann H. Rux;J. Charles Whitbeck;Manuel Ponce-de-Leon

  • Comparative usage of herpesvirus entry mediator A and nectin-1 by laboratory strains and clinical isolates of herpes simplex virus.

    Claude Krummenacher;Frédéric Baribaud;Manuel Ponce de Leon;Isabelle Baribaud

  • Bimolecular Complementation Defines Functional Regions of Herpes Simplex Virus gB That Are Involved with gH/gL as a Necessary Step Leading to Cell Fusion

    Doina Atanasiu;J. Charles Whitbeck;Manuel Ponce de Leon;Huan Lou

  • Localization of a Binding Site for Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D on Herpesvirus Entry Mediator C by Using Antireceptor Monoclonal Antibodies

    Claude Krummenacher;Isabelle Baribaud;Manuel Ponce de Leon;J. Charles Whitbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary H. Cohen
Gary H. Cohen University of Pennsylvania
Roselyn J. Eisenberg
Roselyn J. Eisenberg University of Pennsylvania
Bernard Moss
Bernard Moss National Institutes of Health
Patricia G. Spear
Patricia G. Spear Northwestern University
Andrea Carfi
Andrea Carfi Novartis (Switzerland)
John D. Lambris
John D. Lambris University of Pennsylvania
Carl F. Ware
Carl F. Ware Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Scott E. Hensley
Scott E. Hensley University of Pennsylvania
M. Javad Aman
M. Javad Aman Integrated BioTherapeutics (United States)
Benjamin J. Doranz
Benjamin J. Doranz University of Pennsylvania

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