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William W. Newcomb is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work also engages subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Ecology, Immunology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

The main topics covered in Newcomb's research include:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins

William W. Newcomb has published multiple peer-reviewed papers, with recent contributions listed as follows:

  • "The Mottled Capsid of the Salmonella Giant Phage SPN3US, a Likely Maturation Intermediate with a Novel Internal Shell," 2020, Viruses
  • "Cryo-Electron Tomography of the Herpesvirus Procapsid Reveals Interactions of the Portal with the Scaffold and a Shift on Maturation," 2021, mBio
  • "Cryo-electron tomography of the herpesvirus procapsid reveals interactions of the portal with the scaffold and a shift on maturation," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Nested Protein Lattices in a Giant Phage Capsid Suggest Partial Maturation and a Residual Scaffold," 2020, Microscopy and Microanalysis

Frequent collaborators include:

  • J. Bernard Heymann
  • Alasdair C. Steven
  • Dennis C. Winkler
  • Weimin Wu
  • Erin R. Reilly

Newcomb's work has been published in several venues with some frequency, including Viruses, mBio, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Microscopy and Microanalysis. These venues reflect a focus on virology, molecular imaging, and related biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Structures of bovine and human papillomaviruses. Analysis by cryoelectron microscopy and three-dimensional image reconstruction.

    T.S. Baker;W.W. Newcomb;N.H. Olson;L.M. Cowsert

  • The UL6 Gene Product Forms the Portal for Entry of DNA into the Herpes Simplex Virus Capsid

    William W. Newcomb;Rachel M. Juhas;Darrell R. Thomsen;Fred L. Homa

  • Liquid-crystalline, phage-like packing of encapsidated DNA in herpes simplex virus.

    F.P. Booy;W.W. Newcomb;B.L. Trus;J.C. Brown

  • Structure of the herpes simplex virus capsid : molecular composition of the pentons and the triplexes

    William W. Newcomb;Benes L. Trus;Frank P. Booy;Alasdair C. Steven

  • Assembly of the herpes simplex virus capsid: characterization of intermediates observed during cell-free capsid formation.

    William W. Newcomb;Fred L. Homa;Darrell R. Thomsen;Frank P. Booy

  • The herpes simplex virus procapsid: structure, conformational changes upon maturation, and roles of the triplex proteins VP19c and VP23 in assembly.

    Benes L. Trus;Frank P. Booy;William W. Newcomb;Jay C. Brown

  • The protease of herpes simplex virus type 1 is essential for functional capsid formation and viral growth.

    M Gao;L Matusick-Kumar;W Hurlburt;S F DiTusa

  • Mass and molecular composition of vesicular stomatitis virus: a scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis.

    D Thomas;W W Newcomb;J C Brown;J S Wall

  • The Product of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 UL25 Gene Is Required for Encapsidation but Not for Cleavage of Replicated Viral DNA

    Alistair R. McNab;Prashant Desai;Stan Person;Lori L. Roof

  • Structure and Polymorphism of the UL6 Portal Protein of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

    Benes L. Trus;Naiqian Cheng;William W. Newcomb;Fred L. Homa

  • Herpesvirus capsid assembly: insights from structural analysis.

    Jay C Brown;William W Newcomb

  • Dynamics of herpes simplex virus capsid maturation visualized by time-lapse cryo-electron microscopy.

    J. Bernard Heymann;Naiqian Cheng;William W. Newcomb;Benes L. Trus;Benes L. Trus

  • Structure of the herpes simplex virus capsid: effects of extraction with guanidine hydrochloride and partial reconstitution of extracted capsids.

    W W Newcomb;J C Brown

  • Herpes Simplex Virus Replication: Roles of Viral Proteins and Nucleoporins in Capsid-Nucleus Attachment

    Anna Maria Copeland;William W. Newcomb;Jay C. Brown

  • Allosteric Signaling and a Nuclear Exit Strategy: Binding of UL25/UL17 Heterodimers to DNA-Filled HSV-1 Capsids

    Benes L. Trus;William W. Newcomb;Naiqian Cheng;Giovanni Cardone

  • Assembly of the Herpes Simplex Virus Procapsid from Purified Components and Identification of Small Complexes Containing the Major Capsid and Scaffolding Proteins

    William W. Newcomb;Fred L. Homa;Darrell R. Thomsen;Benes L. Trus

  • Herpes Simplex Virus DNA Cleavage and Packaging Proteins Associate with the Procapsid prior to Its Maturation

    Amy K. Sheaffer;William W. Newcomb;Min Gao;Dong Yu

  • Conserved Features in Papillomavirus and Polyomavirus Capsids

    David M. Belnap;Norman H. Olson;Norman H. Olson;Norman H. Olson;Nancy M. Cladel;Nancy M. Cladel;Nancy M. Cladel;William W. Newcomb;William W. Newcomb;William W. Newcomb

  • Isolation of Herpes Simplex Virus Procapsids from Cells Infected with a Protease-Deficient Mutant Virus

    William W. Newcomb;Benes L. Trus;Naiqian Cheng;Alasdair C. Steven

  • Finding a needle in a haystack: detection of a small protein (the 12-kDa VP26) in a large complex (the 200-MDa capsid of herpes simplex virus).

    F P Booy;B L Trus;W W Newcomb;J C Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay C. Brown
Jay C. Brown University of Virginia
Alasdair C. Steven
Alasdair C. Steven National Institutes of Health
Benes L. Trus
Benes L. Trus National Institutes of Health
Naiqian Cheng
Naiqian Cheng National Institutes of Health
Timothy S. Baker
Timothy S. Baker University of California, San Diego
Sandra K. Weller
Sandra K. Weller University of Connecticut
James F. Conway
James F. Conway University of Pittsburgh
Neil D. Christensen
Neil D. Christensen Pennsylvania State University
Joseph S. Wall
Joseph S. Wall Brookhaven National Laboratory
Richard J. Colonno
Richard J. Colonno Bristol-Myers Squibb (Germany)

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