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Melissa B. Lodoen

University of California, Irvine(US)Irvine University(US)

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Inflammasome and immune disorders

Most-Cited Works

→ Natural killer cells as an initial defense against pathogens(2006)464 cited
→ YAP-mediated mechanotransduction tunes the macrophage inflammatory response(2020)274 cited
→ NKG2D-mediated Natural Killer Cell Protection Against Cytomegalovirus Is Impaired by Viral gp40 Modulation of Retinoic Acid Early Inducible 1 Gene Molecules(2003)272 cited
→ Viral modulation of NK cell immunity(2004)235 cited
→ Mechanisms of Human Innate Immune Evasion by Toxoplasma gondii(2019)200 cited
→ Endothelial cells are a replicative niche for entry of Toxoplasma gondii to the central nervous system(2016)195 cited
→ Toxoplasma gondii dissemination: a parasite's journey through the infected host

(2014)

170 cited

→ Epistasis between mouse Klra and major histocompatibility complex class I loci is associated with a new mechanism of natural killer cell–mediated innate resistance to cytomegalovirus infection(2005)148 cited

→ The Cytomegalovirus m155 Gene Product Subverts Natural Killer Cell Antiviral Protection by Disruption of H60–NKG2D Interactions(2004)143 cited

→ Ly49P recognition of cytomegalovirus-infected cells expressing H2-Dk and CMV-encoded m04 correlates with the NK cell antiviral response(2009)127 cited