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Peter Cresswell

Peter Cresswell

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Biology and Biochemistry

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117
Citations
49451
World Ranking
721
National Ranking
458

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Peter Cresswell is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work emphasizes topics including Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

Key recent publications include:

  • Translational shutdown and evasion of the innate immune response by SARS-CoV-2 NSP14 protein, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • SARS-CoV-2 exacerbates proinflammatory responses in myeloid cells through C-type lectin receptors and Tweety family member 2, 2021, Immunity
  • A membrane-associated MHC-I inhibitory axis for cancer immune evasion, 2023, Cell
  • SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins ORF7a and ORF3a use distinct mechanisms to down-regulate MHC-I surface expression, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Quantitating Endosomal Escape of a Library of Polymers for mRNA Delivery, 2020, Nano Letters

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran
  • George Demartino

Common publication venues for their research are:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular Immunology
  • Immunity

Throughout their career, Peter Cresswell has received several recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2000
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2010
  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2019

Best Publications

  • Glycosylation and the immune system

    Pauline M. Rudd;Tim Elliott;Peter Cresswell;Ian A. Wilson

  • Pathways of Antigen Processing

    Janice S. Blum;Pamela A. Wearsch;Peter Cresswell

  • MECHANISMS OF MHC CLASS I-RESTRICTED ANTIGEN PROCESSING

    Eric Pamer;Peter Cresswell

  • Assembly, Transport, and Function of MHC Class II Molecules

    Peter Cresswell

  • HLA-DM induces clip dissociation from MHC class II αβ dimers and facilitates peptide loading

    Lisa K. Denzin;Peter Cresswell

  • Roles for Calreticulin and a Novel Glycoprotein, Tapasin, in the Interaction of MHC Class I Molecules with TAP

    Bhanu Sadasivan;Paul J Lehner;Bodo Ortmann;Thomas Spies

  • Genes regulating HLA class I antigen expression in T-B lymphoblast hybrids.

    Russell D. Salter;David N. Howell;Peter Cresswell

  • HLA-A2 molecules in an antigen-processing mutant cell contain signal sequence-derived peptides

    Maria L. Wei;Peter Cresswell

  • A critical role for tapasin in the assembly and function of multimeric MHC class I-TAP complexes.

    Bodo Ortmann;James Copeman;Paul J. Lehner;Bhanu Sadasivan

  • Invariant chain association with HLA-DR molecules inhibits immunogenic peptide binding

    Paul A. Roche;Peter Cresswell

  • The Interferon-Inducible Protein Viperin Inhibits Influenza Virus Release by Perturbing Lipid Rafts

    Xiuyan Wang;Ella R. Hinson;Peter Cresswell

  • Mechanisms of MHC class I-restricted antigen processing and cross-presentation

    Peter Cresswell;Anne L. Ackerman;Alessandra Giodini;David R. Peaper

  • Enzymatic reduction of disulfide bonds in lysosomes: characterization of a gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT).

    Balasubramanian Arunachalam;Uyen T. Phan;Hans J. Geuze;Peter Cresswell

  • Cellular mechanisms governing cross-presentation of exogenous antigens

    Anne L Ackerman;Peter Cresswell

  • Viperin (cig5), an IFN-inducible antiviral protein directly induced by human cytomegalovirus

    Keh-Chuang Chin;Peter Cresswell

  • HLA-DR molecules from an antigen-processing mutant cell line are associated with invariant chain peptides.

    Janice M. Riberdy;John R. Newcomb;Michael J. Surman;James A. Barbosa

  • Invariant Chain Structure and MHC Class II Function

    Peter Cresswell

  • MHC class l/β 2 -microglobulin complexes associate with TAP transporters before peptide binding

    Bodo Ortmann;Matthew J. Androlewicz;Peter Cresswell

  • Early phagosomes in dendritic cells form a cellular compartment sufficient for cross presentation of exogenous antigens

    Anne L. Ackerman;Christoph Kyritsis;Robert Tampé;Peter Cresswell

  • Presentation of viral antigen controlled by a gene in the major histocompatibility complex.

    V Cerundolo;J Alexander;K Anderson;C Lamb

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Lehner
Paul J. Lehner University of Cambridge
Benoît Van den Eynde
Benoît Van den Eynde Ludwig Cancer Research
Gurdyal S. Besra
Gurdyal S. Besra University of Birmingham
Thomas Spies
Thomas Spies Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Paul A. Roche
Paul A. Roche National Institutes of Health
Jordan S. Pober
Jordan S. Pober Yale University
Erol Fikrig
Erol Fikrig Yale University
Stanley R. Riddell
Stanley R. Riddell University of Washington
Steven A. Porcelli
Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University

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