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2. Development of optimization model for balancing time, cost, and environmental impact in retrofitting projects with NSGA-III
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Sethi, Krushna Chandra, Prajapati, Umashankar, Parihar, Ashwin, Gupta, Chayan, Shrivastava, Gaurav, and Sharma, Kamal
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- 2024
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3. Aedes aegypti saliva modulates inflammasome activation and facilitates flavivirus infection in vitro
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Shrivastava, Gaurav, Valenzuela-Leon, Paola Carolina, Botello, Karina, and Calvo, Eric
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- 2024
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4. Anti-inflammatory role of GM1 and other gangliosides on microglia
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Galleguillos, Danny, Wang, Qian, Steinberg, Noam, Zaidi, Asifa, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Dhami, Kamaldeep, Daskhan, Gour C., Schmidt, Edward N., Dworsky-Fried, Zoë, Giuliani, Fabrizio, Churchward, Matthew, Power, Christopher, Todd, Kathryn, Taylor, Anna, Macauley, Matthew S., and Sipione, Simonetta
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- 2022
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5. The Key to Increase Immunogenicity of Next‐Generation COVID‐19 Vaccines Lies in the Inclusion of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Nucleocapsid Protein.
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Mendoza-Ramírez, Noe Juvenal, García-Cordero, Julio, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Cedillo-Barrón, Leticia, and Amdare, Nitin
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SARS-CoV-2 ,HUMORAL immunity ,VACCINE effectiveness ,CYTOSKELETAL proteins ,COVID-19 ,COMMUNICABLE diseases - Abstract
Vaccination is one of the most effective prophylactic public health interventions for the prevention of infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease (COVID‐19). Considering the ongoing need for new COVID‐19 vaccines, it is crucial to modify our approach and incorporate more conserved regions of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) to effectively address emerging viral variants. The nucleocapsid protein is a structural protein of SARS‐CoV‐2 that is involved in replication and immune responses. Furthermore, this protein offers significant advantages owing to the minimal accumulation of mutations over time and the inclusion of key T‐cell epitopes critical for SARS‐CoV‐2 immunity. A novel strategy that may be suitable for the new generation of vaccines against COVID‐19 is to use a combination of antigens, including the spike and nucleocapsid proteins, to elicit robust humoral and potent cellular immune responses, along with long‐lasting immunity. The strategic use of multiple antigens aims to enhance vaccine efficacy and broaden protection against viruses, including their variants. The immune response against the nucleocapsid protein from other coronavirus is long‐lasting, and it can persist up to 11 years post‐infection. Thus, the incorporation of nucleocapsids (N) into vaccine design adds an important dimension to vaccination efforts and holds promise for bolstering the ability to combat COVID‐19 effectively. In this review, we summarize the preclinical studies that evaluated the use of the nucleocapsid protein as antigen. This study discusses the use of nucleocapsid alone and its combination with spike protein or other proteins of SARS‐CoV‐2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. Inflammasomes and its importance in viral infections
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Shrivastava, Gaurav, León-Juárez, Moisés, García-Cordero, Julio, Meza-Sánchez, David Eduardo, and Cedillo-Barrón, Leticia
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- 2016
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7. Guianensin, a Simulium guianense salivary protein, has broad anti-hemostatic and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Valenzuela-Leon, Paola Carolina, Campos Chagas, Andrezza, Martin-Martin, Ines, Williams, Adeline E., Berger, Markus, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Paige, Andrew S., Kotsyfakis, Michalis, Tirloni, Lucas, and Calvo, Eric
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SALIVARY proteins ,BLOOD coagulation ,RECOMBINANT proteins ,BLOOD coagulation factors ,ZYMOGENS - Abstract
Background: Salivary glands from blood-feeding arthropods secrete several molecules that inhibit mammalian hemostasis and facilitate blood feeding and pathogen transmission. The salivary functions from Simulium guianense, the main vector of Onchocerciasis in South America, remain largely understudied. Here, we have characterized a salivary protease inhibitor (Guianensin) from the blackfly Simulium guianense. Materials and methods: A combination of bioinformatic and biophysical analyses, recombinant protein production, in vitro and in vivo experiments were utilized to characterize the molecula mechanism of action of Guianensin. Kinetics of Guianensin interaction with proteases involved in vertebrate inflammation and coagulation were carried out by surface plasmon resonance and isothermal titration calorimetry. Plasma recalcification and coagulometry and tail bleeding assays were performed to understand the role of Guianensin in coagulation. Results: Guianensin was identified in the sialotranscriptome of adult S. guianense flies and belongs to the Kunitz domain of protease inhibitors. It targets various serine proteases involved in hemostasis and inflammation. Binding to these enzymes is highly specific to the catalytic site and is not detectable for their zymogens, the catalytic site-blocked human coagulation factor Xa (FXa), or thrombin. Accordingly, Guianensin significantly increased both PT (Prothrombin time) and aPTT (Activated partial thromboplastin time) in human plasma and consequently increased blood clotting time ex vivo. Guianensin also inhibited prothrombinase activity on endothelial cells. We show that Guianensin acts as a potent anti-inflammatory molecule on FXa-induced paw edema formation in mice. Conclusion: The information generated by this work highlights the biological functionality of Guianensin as an antithrombotic and anti-inflammatory protein that may play significant roles in blood feeding and pathogen transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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8. A DEEP LEARNING MODEL FOR IMPROVING THE RICE PLANT DISEASE DETECTION PERFORMANCE.
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Shrivastava, Gaurav and Barua, Kuntal
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RICE diseases & pests ,DEEP learning ,EARLY diagnosis ,FEATURE selection ,PLANT diseases - Abstract
Rice is one of the most utilized grains in India. It is a seasonal crop which mostly grows between June to October. This crop mostly grows in natural conditions and its production has a significant influence on different diseases in the plant. Early stage detection of diseases can help in improving the production. In this paper, an analysis and study on deep learning models for getting accurate rice plant disease detection is presented. In this context, first the recent contributions on detecting the diseases by analysing the plant leaf images are reviewed. Then, a comparison among sequential model and 2D-CNN model has been performed. The experimental analysis demonstrates that 2D-CNN outperforms as compared to the simple sequential model. The experiments are extended by including the different image feature selection models. In order to extract features, sobel based edge detection, Local Binary Pattern (LBP) based texture analysis and their combinations i.e. sobel and LBP, Sobel, LBP and color, and a combination of color and sobel are used. The experiments are performed on Kaggle based rice plant disease detection dataset and the performance in terms of precision, recall, f1-score and accuracy has been measured. The experimental evaluation highlights two major points (1) the CNN does not require additional features for better classification consequences (2) the highly trained models are able to respond faster as compared to less trained models. Based on the obtained performance, a more accurate model for plant disease detection is designed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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9. Diverse Video Generation
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Shrivastava, Gaurav
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Artificial intelligence ,Computer Vision ,Video Generation ,Gaussian Process ,Computer science - Abstract
Generating future frames given a few context (or past) frames is a challengingtask. It requires modeling the temporal coherence of videos and multi-modality in terms of diversity in the potential future states. Current variational approaches for video generation tend to marginalize over multi-modal future outcomes. Instead, in this thesis, we propose to explicitly model the multi-modality in the future outcomes and leverage it to sample diverse futures. Our approach, Diverse Video Generator, uses a Gaussian Process (GP) to learn priors on future states given the past and maintains a probability distribution over possible futures given a particular sample. In addition, we leverage the changes in this distribution overtime to control the sampling of diverse future states by estimating the end of on-going sequences. That is, we use the variance of GP over the output function space to trigger a change in an action sequence. We achieve state-of-the-art results on diverse future frame generation in terms of reconstruction quality and diversity of the generated sequences
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- 2021
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10. RICE PLANT DISEASE IDENTIFICATION DECISION SUPPORT MODEL USING MACHINE LEARNING.
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Shrivastava, Gaurav and Patidar, Harish
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PLANT identification ,DECISION support systems ,ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,FEATURE extraction ,RICE ,MACHINE learning ,FOOD quality - Abstract
In this paper, we propose a decision support system for Indian rice farmers for identifying diseases. In a country like India, food security is an essential concern. Additionally, diseases in plants can cause a significant loss. Early-stage detection of diseases can help in improving the production of rice. In this context, first we investigate the recent contributed efforts in the field of plant disease detection by analysing plant leaves using machine learning and image processing techniques. Next, the datasets and relevant algorithms are concluded. Then, a machine learning model has been presented. The model includes the edge feature extraction using canny edge detection technique, colour features are extracted using grid colour movement, and the texture analysis is performed using Local Binary Pattern (LBP). In the next step, using the extracted features, we have prepared a combined feature vector to train the Machine Learning (ML) algorithms namely Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). These machine learning algorithms are organized in such a manner that the proposed decision support model can identify and differentiate the leaf plants. Additionally, it also recognizes the rice plants when we query. Secondly, the model is also able to recognize rice plant diseases. The first scenario of the experiment has been carried out using Plant Village dataset. The second scenario of experiment uses the rice plant disease dataset obtained from Kaggle with three classes. The second dataset used which is known as the Mendeley dataset which contains five different diseases as class labels. The experimental study with the implemented system confirms the superiority of ANN to be used with the proposed decision support system as compared to the SVM algorithm in terms of accuracy and time consumption. Finally, future work has also been highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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11. Modulation of HIV pathogenesis and T-cell signaling by HIV-1 Nef
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Saxena, Shailendra K, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Tiwari, Sneham, Swamy, Arvinda ML, and Nair, Madhavan PN
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- 2012
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12. HIV-1 Nef: hacker of the host cell
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Saxena, Shailendra K, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Tiwari, Sneham, and Nair, Madhavan PN
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- 2012
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13. Editorial: Cellular, molecular and immunological aspects in arboviruses infection.
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Leon Juarez, Moises, García-Cordero, Julio, Comas-Garcia, Mauricio, Cedillo-Barrón, Leticia, González-Santamaría, José, and Shrivastava, Gaurav
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ARBOVIRUS diseases ,ARBOVIRUSES ,EMERGING infectious diseases ,INFECTION ,SEXUALLY transmitted diseases ,ZIKA virus infections - Published
- 2022
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14. Dark Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: An Evidence-Based Systematic Review of Belladonna.
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Maurya, Vimal K., Kumar, Swatantra, Kabir, Russell, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Shanker, Karuna, Nayak, Debadatta, Khurana, Anil, Manchanda, Raj K, Gadugu, Srinivasulu, Kar, Sujita K., Verma, Anoop K., and Saxena, Shailendra K.
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- 2020
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15. GeoDict: an integrated gazetteer
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Fize, Jacques and Shrivastava, Gaurav
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C30 - Documentation et information ,B10 - Géographie - Abstract
Nowadays, spatial analysis in text is widely considered as important for both researchers and users. In certain fields such as epidemiology, the extraction of spatial information in text is crucial and both resources and methods are necessary. In most of spatial analysis process, gazetteer is a commonly used resource. A gazetteer is a data source where toponyms (place name) are associated with concepts and their geographic footprint. Unfortunately, most of publicly available gazetteer are incomplete due to their initial purpose. Hence, we propose Geodict, an integrated gazetteer that contains basic yet precise information (multilingual labels, administrative boundaries polygon, etc.) which can be customized. We show its utility when using it for geoparsing (extraction of spatial entities in text). Early evaluation on toponym resolution shows promising results.
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- 2017
16. Crosstalk Between Dermal Fibroblasts and Dendritic Cells During Dengue Virus Infection.
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Montes-Gómez, Alfredo E., García-Cordero, Julio, Marcial-Juárez, Edith, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Visoso-Carvajal, Giovani, Juárez-Delgado, Francisco J., Flores-Romo, Leopoldo, Sanchez-Torres, Ma. Carmen, Santos-Argumedo, Leopoldo, Bustos-Arriaga, José, and Cedillo-Barrón, Leticia
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DENDRITIC cells ,DENGUE viruses ,FIBROBLASTS ,VIRUS diseases ,TYPE I interferons - Abstract
Dengue virus infection (DENV-2) is transmitted by infected mosquitoes via the skin, where many dermal and epidermal cells are potentially susceptible to infection. Most of the cells in an area of infection will establish an antiviral microenvironment to control viral replication. Although cumulative studies report permissive DENV-2 infection in dendritic cells, keratinocytes, and fibroblasts, among other cells also infected, little information is available regarding cell-to-cell crosstalk and the effect of this on the outcome of the infection. Therefore, our study focused on understanding the contribution of fibroblast and dendritic cell crosstalk to the control or promotion of dengue. Our results suggest that dendritic cells promote an antiviral state over fibroblasts by enhancing the production of type I interferon, but not proinflammatory cytokines. Infected and non-infected fibroblasts promoted partial dendritic cell maturation, and the fibroblast-matured cells were less permissive to infection and showed enhanced type I interferon production. We also observed that the soluble mediators produced by non-infected or Poly (I:C) transfected fibroblasts induced allogenic T cell proliferation, but mediators produced by DENV-2 infected fibroblasts inhibited this phenomenon. Additionally, the effects of fibroblast soluble mediators on CD14
+ monocytes were analyzed to assess whether they affected the differentiation of monocyte derived dendritic cells (moDC). Our data showed that mediators produced by infected fibroblasts induced variable levels of monocyte differentiation into dendritic cells, even in the presence of recombinant GM-CSF and IL-4. Cells with dendritic cell-like morphology appeared in the culture; however, flow cytometry analysis showed that the mediators did not fully downregulate CD14 nor did they upregulate CD1a. Our data revealed that fibroblast-dendritic cell crosstalk promoted an antiviral response mediated manly by type I interferons over fibroblasts. Furthermore, the maturation of dendritic cells and T cell proliferation were promoted, which was inhibited by DENV-2-induced mediators. Together, our results suggest that activation of the adaptive immune response is influenced by the crosstalk of skin resident cells and the intensity of innate immune responses established in the microenvironment of the infected skin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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17. Inflammasome Fuels Dengue Severity.
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Shrivastava, Gaurav, Valenzuela Leon, Paola Carolina, and Calvo, Eric
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DENGUE hemorrhagic fever ,DENGUE ,DENGUE viruses ,VIRUS diseases ,PATHOLOGY ,SYMPTOMS - Abstract
Dengue is an acute febrile disease triggered by dengue virus. Dengue is the widespread and rapidly transmitted mosquito-borne viral disease of humans. Diverse symptoms and diseases due to Dengue virus (DENV) infection ranges from dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever (life-threatening) and dengue shock syndrome characterized by shock, endothelial dysfunction and vascular leakage. Several studies have linked the severity of dengue with the induction of inflammasome. DENV activates the NLRP3-specific inflammasome in DENV infected human patients, mice; specifically, mouse bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs), dendritic cells, endothelial cells, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), keratinocytes, monocyte-differentiated macrophages (THP-1), and platelets. Dengue virus mediated inflammasome initiates the maturation of IL-1β and IL-18, which are critical for dengue pathology and inflammatory response. Several studies have reported the molecular mechanism through which (host and viral factors) dengue induces inflammasome, unravels the possible mechanisms of DENV pathogenesis and sets up the stage for the advancement of DENV therapeutics. In this perspective article, we discuss the potential implications and our understanding of inflammasome mechanisms of dengue virus and highlight research areas that have potential to inhibit the pathogenesis of viral diseases, specifically for dengue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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18. Dengue Virus Serotype 2 and Its Non-Structural Proteins 2A and 2B Activate NLRP3 Inflammasome.
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Shrivastava, Gaurav, Visoso-Carvajal, Giovani, Garcia-Cordero, Julio, Leon-Juarez, Moisés, Chavez-Munguia, Bibiana, Lopez, Tomas, Nava, Porfirio, Villegas-Sepulveda, Nicolás, and Cedillo-Barron, Leticia
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DENGUE viruses ,VIRUS diseases ,DENGUE hemorrhagic fever ,ENDOTHELIAL cells ,DENGUE ,PROTEINS - Abstract
Dengue is the most prevalent and rapidly transmitted mosquito-borne viral disease of humans. One of the fundamental innate immune responses to viral infections includes the processing and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL-1β and IL-18) through the activation of inflammasome. Dengue virus stimulates the Nod-like receptor (NLRP3-specific inflammasome), however, the specific mechanism(s) by which dengue virus activates the NLRP3 inflammasome is unknown. In this study, we investigated the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in endothelial cells (HMEC-1) following dengue virus infection. Our results showed that dengue infection as well as the NS2A and NS2B protein expression increase the NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and further apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing caspase recruitment domain (ASC) oligomerization, and IL-1β secretion through caspase-1 activation. Specifically, we have demonstrated that NS2A and NS2B, two proteins of dengue virus that behave as putative viroporins, were sufficient to stimulate the NLRP3 inflammasome complex in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-primed endothelial cells. In summary, our observations provide insight into the dengue-induced inflammatory response mechanism and highlight the importance of DENV-2 NS2A and NS2B proteins in activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome during dengue virus infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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19. Power-down synthesis for analog circuits including switch sizing.
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Zwerger, Michael, Shrivastava, Gaurav, and Graeb, Helmut
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- 2016
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20. NS2A comprises a putative viroporin of Dengue virus 2.
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Shrivastava, Gaurav, García-Cordero, Julio, León-Juárez, Moisés, Oza, Goldie, Tapia-Ramírez, Jose, Villegas-Sepulveda, Nicolas, and Cedillo-Barrón, Leticia
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DENGUE viruses , *AMINO acid sequence , *APOPTOSIS - Published
- 2017
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21. Recombinant Dengue virus protein NS2B alters membrane permeability in different membrane models.
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León-Juárez, Moisés, Martínez-Castillo, Macario, Shrivastava, Gaurav, García-Cordero, Julio, Villegas-Sepulveda, Nicolás, Mondragón-Castelán, Mónica, Mondragón-Flores, Ricardo, and Cedillo-Barrón, Leticia
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DENGUE viruses ,VIRAL proteins ,JAPANESE encephalitis viruses ,CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis ,BACTERIAL cells ,ENDOPLASMIC reticulum - Abstract
Background: One of the main phenomena occurring in cellular membranes during virus infection is a change in membrane permeability. It has been observed that numerous viral proteins can oligomerize and form structures known as viroporins that alter the permeability of membranes. Previous findings have identified such proteins in cells infected with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a member of the same family that Dengue virus (DENV) belongs to (Flaviviridae). In the present work, we investigated whether the small hydrophobic DENV protein NS2B serves a viroporin function. Methods: We cloned the DENV NS2B sequence and expressed it in a bacterial expression system. Subsequently, we evaluated the effect of DENV NS2B on membranes when NS2B was overexpressed, measured bacterial growth restriction, and evaluated changes of permeability to hygromycin. The NS2B protein was purified by affinity chromatography, and crosslinking assays were performed to determine the presence of oligomers. Hemolysis assays and transmission electron microscopy were performed to identify structures involved in permeability changes. Results: The DENV-2 NS2B protein showed similitude with the JEV viroporin. The DENV-2 NS2B protein possessed the ability to change the membrane permeability in bacteria, to restrict bacterial cell growth, and to enable membrane permeability to hygromycin B. The NS2B protein formed trimers that could participate in cell lysis and generate organized structures on eukaryotes membranes. Conclusions: Our data suggest that the DENV-2 NS2B viral protein is capable of oligomerizing and organizing to form pore-like structures in different lipid environments, thereby modifying the permeability of cell membranes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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22. A Novel Technique for Data Hiding in Audio Carrier by Using Sample Comparison in DWT Domain.
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Verma, Satish Singh, Gupta, Ravindra, and Shrivastava, Gaurav
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- 2014
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23. Implementation and Performance Comparison of Improved Route Maintenance Strategy in AODV for Quick Route Healing.
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Shastri, Alankar and Shrivastava, Gaurav
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- 2013
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24. Improved ID-Based Proxy Re-signcryption Scheme.
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Rawat, Satyendra Singh and Shrivastava, Gaurav Kumar
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An identity-based proxy re-signcryption scheme proposed by Wang Huige[9], is a cryptographic technique which provides both confidentiality and authenticity. It is a dual signcryption technique. First, signcryption is done by originator of data and another signcryption performed by semi-trusted entity called âproxyâ to convert signcryption addressed to a âdelegatorâ (i.e., de-signcryptor) to those that can be de-signcrypted by a âdelegateeâ (i.e., de-re-signcryptor), by using special information given by the delegator, called the ârekeyâ. In this paper, we have proposed an improved identity based proxy re-signcryption scheme which improve the performance of scheme proposed by Wang Huige. In our scheme, we have designed and simulated the scheme proposed by Wang Huige using different secure hash functions such as MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256, separately. Analyzing the scheme so that it gives the high performance. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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25. Aedes aegypti sialokinin facilitates mosquito blood feeding and modulates host immunity and vascular biology.
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Martin-Martin, Ines, Valenzuela Leon, Paola Carolina, Amo, Laura, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Iniguez, Eva, Aryan, Azadeh, Brooks, Steven, Kojin, Bianca B., Williams, Adeline E., Bolland, Silvia, Ackerman, Hans, Adelman, Zach N., and Calvo, Eric
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Saliva from mosquitoes contains vasodilators that antagonize vasoconstrictors produced at the bite site. Sialokinin is a vasodilator present in the saliva of Aedes aegypti. Here, we investigate its function and describe its mechanism of action during blood feeding. Sialokinin induces nitric oxide release similar to substance P. Sialokinin-KO mosquitoes produce lower blood perfusion than parental mosquitoes at the bite site during probing and have significantly longer probing times, which result in lower blood feeding success. In contrast, there is no difference in feeding between KO and parental mosquitoes when using artificial membrane feeders or mice that are treated with a substance P receptor antagonist, confirming that sialokinin interferes with host hemostasis via NK1R signaling. While sialokinin-KO saliva does not affect virus infection in vitro , it stimulates macrophages and inhibits leukocyte recruitment in vivo. This work highlights the biological functionality of salivary proteins in blood feeding. [Display omitted] • The vasodilator sialokinin induces nitric oxide release similarly to substance P • Sialokinin KO mosquitoes shows lower blood perfusion and longer probing time • Sialokinin interferes with host hemostasis via NK1R signaling • Sialokinin promotes endothelial permeability and leukocyte recruitment Martin-Martin et al. describe the function of an Aedes aegypti salivary peptide, sialokinin. It modulates macrophages, alters endothelial permeability, promotes leukocyte recruitment, induces nitric oxide release, and interferes with hemostasis via NK1R signaling. Sialokinin promotes blood perfusion and ensures short probing time. These findings demonstrate its antihemostatic and immunomodulator role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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26. Multiple Salivary Proteins from Aedes aegypti Mosquito Bind to the Zika Virus Envelope Protein.
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Valenzuela-Leon, Paola Carolina, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Martin-Martin, Ines, Cardenas, Jenny C., Londono-Renteria, Berlin, and Calvo, Eric
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SALIVARY proteins , *AEDES aegypti , *VIRAL proteins , *ZIKA virus , *WEST Nile virus - Abstract
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are important vectors of several debilitating and deadly arthropod-borne (arbo) viruses, including Yellow Fever virus, Dengue virus, West Nile virus and Zika virus (ZIKV). Arbovirus transmission occurs when an infected mosquito probes the host's skin in search of a blood meal. Salivary proteins from mosquitoes help to acquire blood and have also been shown to enhance pathogen transmission in vivo and in vitro. Here, we evaluated the interaction of mosquito salivary proteins with ZIKV by surface plasmon resonance and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We found that three salivary proteins AAEL000793, AAEL007420, and AAEL006347 bind to the envelope protein of ZIKV with nanomolar affinities. Similar results were obtained using virus-like particles in binding assays. These interactions have no effect on viral replication in cultured endothelial cells and keratinocytes. Additionally, we found detectable antibody levels in ZIKV and DENV serum samples against the recombinant proteins that interact with ZIKV. These results highlight complex interactions between viruses, salivary proteins and antibodies that could be present during viral transmissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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27. Aedes aegypti Piwi4 Structural Features Are Necessary for RNA Binding and Nuclear Localization.
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Williams, Adeline E., Shrivastava, Gaurav, Gittis, Apostolos G., Ganesan, Sundar, Martin-Martin, Ines, Valenzuela Leon, Paola Carolina, Olson, Ken E., and Calvo, Eric
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AEDES aegypti , *RNA , *SITE-specific mutagenesis , *MOSQUITOES , *ARBOVIRUSES , *PROTEIN structure - Abstract
The PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway provides an RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism known from Drosophila studies to maintain the integrity of the germline genome by silencing transposable elements (TE). Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are the key vectors of several arthropod-borne viruses, exhibit an expanded repertoire of Piwi proteins involved in the piRNA pathway, suggesting functional divergence. Here, we investigate RNA-binding dynamics and subcellular localization of A. aegypti Piwi4 (AePiwi4), a Piwi protein involved in antiviral immunity and embryonic development, to better understand its function. We found that AePiwi4 PAZ (Piwi/Argonaute/Zwille), the domain that binds the 3′ ends of piRNAs, bound to mature (3′ 2′ O-methylated) and unmethylated RNAs with similar micromolar affinities (KD = 1.7 ± 0.8 μM and KD of 5.0 ± 2.2 μM, respectively; p = 0.05) in a sequence independent manner. Through site-directed mutagenesis studies, we identified highly conserved residues involved in RNA binding and found that subtle changes in the amino acids flanking the binding pocket across PAZ proteins have significant impacts on binding behaviors, likely by impacting the protein secondary structure. We also analyzed AePiwi4 subcellular localization in mosquito tissues. We found that the protein is both cytoplasmic and nuclear, and we identified an AePiwi4 nuclear localization signal (NLS) in the N-terminal region of the protein. Taken together, these studies provide insights on the dynamic role of AePiwi4 in RNAi and pave the way for future studies aimed at understanding Piwi interactions with diverse RNA populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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28. Aedes albopictus D7 Salivary Protein Prevents Host Hemostasis and Inflammation.
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Martin-Martin, Ines, Smith, Leticia Barion, Chagas, Andrezza Campos, Sá-Nunes, Anderson, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Valenzuela-Leon, Paola Carolina, and Calvo, Eric
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SALIVARY proteins ,AEDES albopictus ,ISOTHERMAL titration calorimetry ,SALIVA ,HEMOSTASIS ,BLOOD platelet aggregation ,ARBOVIRUS diseases - Abstract
Mosquitoes inject saliva into the host skin to facilitate blood meal acquisition through active compounds that prevent hemostasis. D7 proteins are among the most abundant components of the mosquito saliva and act as scavengers of biogenic amines and eicosanoids. Several members of the D7 family have been characterized at the biochemical level; however, none have been studied thus far in Aedes albopictus, a permissive vector for several arboviruses that causes extensive human morbidity and mortality. Here, we report the binding capabilities of a D7 long form protein from Ae. albopictus (AlboD7L1) by isothermal titration calorimetry and compared its model structure with previously solved D7 structures. The physiological function of AlboD7L1 was demonstrated by ex vivo platelet aggregation and in vivo leukocyte recruitment experiments. AlboD7L1 binds host hemostasis agonists, including biogenic amines, leukotrienes, and the thromboxane A2 analog U-46619. AlboD7L1 protein model predicts binding of biolipids through its N-terminal domain, while the C-terminal domain binds biogenic amines. We demonstrated the biological function of AlboD7L1 as an inhibitor of both platelet aggregation and cell recruitment of neutrophils and eosinophils. Altogether, this study reinforces the physiological relevance of the D7 salivary proteins as anti-hemostatic and anti-inflammatory molecules that help blood feeding in mosquitoes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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29. Gasdermin D Restrains Type I Interferon Response to Cytosolic DNA by Disrupting Ionic Homeostasis.
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Banerjee, Ishita, Behl, Bharat, Mendonca, Morena, Shrivastava, Gaurav, Russo, Ashley J., Menoret, Antoine, Ghosh, Arundhati, Vella, Anthony T., Vanaja, Sivapriya Kailasan, Sarkar, Saumendra N., Fitzgerald, Katherine A., and Rathinam, Vijay A.K.
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INTERLEUKIN receptors , *HOMEOSTASIS , *FRANCISELLA novicida , *INFLAMMASOMES , *INTERFERONS - Abstract
Summary Inflammasome-activated caspase-1 cleaves gasdermin D to unmask its pore-forming activity, the predominant consequence of which is pyroptosis. Here, we report an additional biological role for gasdermin D in limiting cytosolic DNA surveillance. Cytosolic DNA is sensed by Aim2 and cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) leading to inflammasome and type I interferon responses, respectively. We found that gasdermin D activated by the Aim2 inflammasome suppressed cGAS-driven type I interferon response to cytosolic DNA and Francisella novicida in macrophages. Similarly, interferon-β (IFN-β) response to F. novicida infection was elevated in gasdermin D-deficient mice. Gasdermin D-mediated negative regulation of IFN-β occurred in a pyroptosis-, interleukin-1 (IL-1)-, and IL-18-independent manner. Mechanistically, gasdermin D depleted intracellular potassium (K+) via membrane pores, and this K+ efflux was necessary and sufficient to inhibit cGAS-dependent IFN-β response. Thus, our findings have uncovered an additional interferon regulatory module involving gasdermin D and K+ efflux. Graphical Abstract Highlights • Inflammasome-activated gasdermin D limits type I interferon responses to cytosolic DNA • Gasdermin D targets cGAS activation to inhibit IFN-β response to cytosolic DNA • Depletion of intracellular K+ by gasdermin D is responsible for limiting cGAS signaling • K+ efflux is sufficient to inhibit cGAS-dependent type I interferon responses Gasdermin D is a pore-forming protein, which upon activation by inflammasome complexes mediates pyroptotic cell death and IL-1 release. Banerjee et al. demonstrate a previously unknown regulatory role for gasdermin D-driven K+ efflux in reining in cGAS-dependent type I interferon response to cytosolic DNA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Aedes aegypti D7 long salivary proteins modulate blood feeding and parasite infection.
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Martin-Martin I, Kojin BB, Aryan A, Williams AE, Molina-Cruz A, Valenzuela-Leon PC, Shrivastava G, Botello K, Minai M, Adelman ZN, and Calvo E
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- Animals, Mosquito Vectors parasitology, Mosquito Vectors genetics, Feeding Behavior, Plasmodium gallinaceum genetics, Plasmodium gallinaceum metabolism, Saliva, Female, Aedes parasitology, Aedes genetics, Aedes metabolism, Salivary Proteins and Peptides metabolism, Salivary Proteins and Peptides genetics, Insect Proteins genetics, Insect Proteins metabolism
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Importance: During blood feeding, mosquitoes inject saliva into the host skin, preventing hemostasis and inflammatory responses. D7 proteins are among the most abundant components of the saliva of blood-feeding arthropods. Aedes aegypti , the vector of yellow fever and dengue, expresses two D7 long-form salivary proteins: D7L1 and D7L2. These proteins bind and counteract hemostatic agonists such as biogenic amines and leukotrienes. D7L1 and D7L2 knockout mosquitoes showed prolonged probing times and carried significantly less Plasmodium gallinaceum oocysts per midgut than wild-type mosquitoes. We hypothesize that reingested D7s play a vital role in the midgut microenvironment with important consequences for pathogen infection and transmission., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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- 2023
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31. Aedes aegypti saliva modulates inflammasome activation and facilitates flavivirus infection in vitro .
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Shrivastava G, Valenzuela-Leon PC, Botello K, and Calvo E
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Mosquito borne flaviviruses such as dengue and Zika represent a major public health problem due to globalization and propagation of susceptible vectors worldwide. Vertebrate host responses to dengue and Zika infections include the processing and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines through the activation of inflammasomes, resulting in disease severity and fatality. Mosquito saliva can facilitate pathogen infection by downregulating the host's immune response. However, the role of mosquito saliva in modulating host innate immune responses remains largely unknown. Here, we show that mosquito salivary gland extract (SGE) inhibits dengue and Zika virus-induced inflammasome activation by reducing NLRP3 expression, Caspase-1 activation, and 1L-1β secretion in cultured human and mice macrophages. As a result, we observe that SGE inhibits virus detection in the early phase of infection. This study provides important insights into how mosquito saliva modulates host innate immunity during viral infection., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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- 2023
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32. Alboserpin, the Main Salivary Anticoagulant from the Disease Vector Aedes albopictus , Displays Anti-FXa-PAR Signaling In Vitro and In Vivo.
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Shrivastava G, Valenzuela-Leon PC, Chagas AC, Kern O, Botello K, Zhang Y, Martin-Martin I, Oliveira MB, Tirloni L, and Calvo E
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- Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacology, Anticoagulants pharmacology, Cytokines, Endothelial Cells metabolism, Humans, Interleukin-6, Mosquito Vectors, Receptor, PAR-1 genetics, Receptor, PAR-1 metabolism, Aedes metabolism
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Blood-feeding arthropods secrete potent salivary molecules, which include platelet aggregation inhibitors, vasodilators, and anticoagulants. Among these molecules, Alboserpin, the major salivary anticoagulant from the mosquito vector Aedes albopictus , is a specific inhibitor of the human coagulation factor Xa (FXa). In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of Alboserpin, in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, Alboserpin inhibited FXa-induced protease-activated receptor (PAR)-1, PAR-2, PAR-3, VCAM, ICAM, and NF-κB gene expression in primary dermal microvascular endothelial cells. Alboserpin also prevented FXa-stimulated ERK1/2 gene expression and subsequent inflammatory cytokine release (MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β, IL-18). In vivo, Alboserpin reduced paw edema induced by FXa and subsequent release of inflammatory cytokines (CCL2, MCP-1, IL-1α, IL-6, IL-1β). Alboserpin also reduced FXa-induced endothelial permeability in vitro and in vivo. These findings show that Alboserpin is a potent anti-inflammatory molecule, in vivo and in vitro, and may play a significant role in blood feeding., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors.)
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