Publications
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Sinha A and Johnson WE. Retroviruses of the RDR superinfection interference group: ancient origins and broad host distribution of a promiscuousÌýEnvÌýgene. Current Opinion in Virology 25:105-112, 2017.Ìýp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coviro.2017.07.020
Henzy JE, Gifford RJ, Kenaley CP, Johnson WE. An Intact Retroviral Gene Conserved in Spiny-Rayed Fishes for over 100 My. Mol Biol Evol. 2016 Dec 30.Ìý
Wu F, Kirmaier A, White E, Ourmanov I, Whitted S, Matsuda K, Riddick N, Hall LR, Morgan JS, Plishka RJ, Buckler-White A, Johnson WE, Hirsch VM. 2016. TRIM5α resistance escape mutations in the capsid are transferable between simian immunodeficiency virus strains. J Virol 90:11087–11095.Ìý.
Kevin R. McCarthy, Welkin E. Johnson, and Andrea Kirmaier. (2016) Phylogeny and History of the Lost SIV from Crab-Eating Macaques: SIVmfa. PLOS ONE. 2016 July 14..Ìý
Jamie E. Henzy and Welkin E. Johnson. (2016) Host-virus interactions: Phylogenetic sleuthing reveals pair of paralogous genes. Elife. 2016 May 31.Ìý.
Diehl WE, Patel N, Halm K, Johnson WE. (2016) Tracking interspecies transmission and long-term evolution of an ancient retrovirus using the genomes of modern mammals.ÌýÌý. 2016 Mar 8;5. pii: e12704. doi: 10.7554/eLife.12704. PMID:26952212
Johnson WE. (2015) Endogenous Retroviruses in the Genomics Era.Ìý. 2015 Nov;2(1):135-59. doi: 10.1146/annurev-virology-100114-054945. Epub 2015 Aug 28. PMID:26958910
Land AM, Wang J, Law EK, Aberle R, Kirmaier A, Krupp A, Johnson WE, Harris RS. (2015) Degradation of the cancer genomic DNA deaminase APOBEC3B by SIV Vif.ÌýOncotarget. 2015 Nov 24;6(37):39969-79. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5483. PMID:26544511
McCarthy KR, Kirmaier A, Autissier P, Johnson WE. (2015) Evolutionary and Functional Analysis of Old World Primate TRIM5 Reveals the Ancient Emergence of Primate Lentiviruses and Convergent Evolution Targeting a Conserved Capsid Interface.ÌýPLoS Pathogens.ÌýDOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005085
Kirmaier A, Krupp A, Johnson WE. (2014) Understanding restriction factors and intrinsic immunity: lessons and insights from the primate lentiviruses.ÌýÌý9(5), 483-497
McCarthy KR, Johnson WE (2014) Plastic Proteins and Monkey Blocks: How Lentiviruses Evolved to Replicate in the Presence of Primate Restriction Factors.ÌýÌý10(4): e1004017. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004017
Henzy JE, Gifford RJ, Johnson WE, Coffin JM. 2013 A novel recombinant retrovirus in the genomes of modern birds combines features of avian and mammalian retroviruses.ÌýÌýÌý88(5).
Sholukh et al. Passive Immunization of Macaques with Poly-clonal anti-SHIV IgG Against a Heterologous Tier 2 SHIV: Outcome Depends on IgG Dose.ÌýÌý2014. 11:8
Byrareddy SN, Ayash-Rashkovsky M, Kramer VG, Lee SJ, Correll M, Novembre FJ, Villinger F, Johnson WE, von Gegerfelt A, Felber BK, Ruprecht RM. Live Attenuated Rev-Independent Nef- SIV Enhances Acquisition of Heterologous SIVsmE660 in Acutely Vaccinated Rhesus Macaques.ÌýÌý2013 Sep 30;8(9):e75556. PMID:24098702.
Krupp, A., McCarthy, K.R., Ooms, M., Letko, M., Morgan, J.S., Simon, V., Johnson, W.E. 2013. Apobec3G Polymorphism as a Selective Barrier to Cross-species Transmission and Emergence of Pathogenic SIV and AIDS in a Primate Host.Ìý2013 Oct 3; 9(10):e1003641. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003641. PMID: 24098115.
Wu, F., Kirmaier, A., Goeken, R., Ourmanov, I., Hall, L., Morgan, J.S., Matsuda, K., Buckler-White, A., Tomioka, K., Plishka, R., Whitted, S., Johnson, W., and Hirsch, V.M. Trim5 alpha Drives SIVsmm Evolution in Rhesus Macaques.ÌýÌý2013 Aug 22; 9(8): e1003577. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003577. PMID: 23990789.
Henzy, J.E. and Johnson, W.E.2013. Pushing the Endogenous Envelope.Ìý368(1626):20120506
Patel et al.ÌýDNA and virus particle vaccination protects against acquisition and confers control of viremia upon heterologous simian immunodeficiency virus challenge.Ìý. 2013 Feb 19;110(8):2975-80. PMID: 23359688
McCarthy KR, Schmidt AG, Kirmaier A, Wyand AL, Newman RM, and Johnson WE. Gain-of-Sensitivity Mutations in a TRIM5-Resistant Primary Isolate of Pathogenic SIV Identify Two Independent Conserved Determinants of TRIM5α Specificity.Ìý. 2013 May;9(5):e1003352. PMID: 23675300.
Diehl WE, Johnson WE, Hunter E. Elevated Rate of Endogenous Retroviral Elements in Haplorhini TRIM5 and TRIM22 Genomic Sequences: Impact on Transcriptional Regulation.Ìý.Ìý8(3):e58532. PMID:23516500.
Butler K, Morgan JS, Hanson DL, Adams DR, Garcia-Lerma G, Heneine PW, Ellenberger D, Hendry RM, McNicholl JM, Johnson W, Kersh EN. Susceptibility to repeated, low-dose, rectal SHIVSF162P3 challenge is independent of TRIM5 genotype in rhesus macaques.ÌýÌý2013 Mar 5. PMID:23461569.
Rathinakumar R, Dutta M, Zhu P, Johnson WE, Roux KH. 2012. Binding of anti-membrane-proximal gp41 monoclonal antibodies to CD4-liganded and -unliganded human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and simian immunodeficiency virus virions.Ìý
Telenti A and Johnson WE.2012. Host Genes Important to HIV Replication and Evolution.ÌýCold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine.Ìý2(4):a007203
Lai L., Kwa, S.F., Kozlowski, P.A., Montefiori, D.C., Nolen, T.L., Hudgens, M.G., Johnson, W.E., Ferrari, G., Hirsch, V.M., Felber, B.K., Pavlakis, G.N., Earl, P.L., Moss, B., Amara, R.R., Robinson, H.L. 2012. SIVmac239 MVA vaccine with and without a DNA prime, similar prevention of infection by a repeated dose SIVsmE660 challenge despite different immune responses.Ìý. Epub 2011 Dec 15.
Fofana, I.B., Colantonio, A.D., Reeves, R.K., Connole, M.A., Gillis, J.M., Hall, L.R., Sato, S., Audin, C.R., Evans, D.T., Shida, H., Johnson, R.P., Johnson, W.E. 2011. Flow cytometry based identification of simian immunodeficiency virus Env-specific B lymphocytes.Ìý.
Lakhashe, S.K., Velu, V., Sciaranghella, G., Siddappa, N.B., Dipasquale, J.M., Hemashettar, G., Yoon, J.K., Rasmussen, R.A., Yang, F., Lee, S.J., Montefiori, D.C., Novembre, F.J., Villinger, F., Amara, R.R., Kahn, M., Hu, S.L., Li, S., Li, Z., Frankel, F.R., Robert-Guroff, M., Johnson, W.E., Lieberman, J., Ruprecht, R.M. 2011. Prime-boost vaccination with heterologous live vectors encoding SIV gag and multimeric HIV-1 gp160 protein: Efficacy against repeated mucosal R5 clade C SHIV challenges.. Epub 2011 Jul 14
Schell, J.B., Rose, N.F., Bahl, K., Diller, K., Buonocore, L., Hunter, M., Marx, P.A., Gambhira, R., Tang, H., Montefiori, D.C., Johnson, W.E., Rose, J.K. 2011. Significant Protection against High-Dose Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Challenge Conferred by a New Prime-Boost Vaccine Regimen.Ìý. Epub 2011 Apr 13.
Gokcumen, O.O., Babb, P.L., Iskow, R., Zhu, Q., Shi, X. Mills, R.E., Ionita-Laza, I., Vallender, E.J., Clark, A.G., Johnson, W.E.*, Lee, C. 2011. Refinement of primate CNV hotspots identifies candidate genomic regions evolving under positive selection.ÌýÌý* co-corresponding authors
Lai, L., Kwa, S., Kozlowski, P.A., Montefiori, D.C., Ferrari, G., Johnson, W.E., Hirsch, V., Villinger, F., Chennareddi, L., Earl, P.L., Moss, B., Amara, R.R., Robinson, H.L. 2011. Prevention of Infection by a Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Co-Expressing DNA/Modified Vaccinia Ankara Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine.Ìý.
Johnson, W.E. Endless Forms Most Viral.2010.Ìý.
Kirmaier, A., Wu, F., Newman, R.M., Hall, L.R., Morgan, J.S., O’Connor, S., Marx, P.A., Meythaler, M., Goldstein, S., Buckler-White, A., Kaur, A., Hirsch, V., Johnson, W.E. 2010.TRIM5 Suppresses Cross-Species Transmission of a Primate Immunodeficiency Virus and Selects for Emergence of Resistant Variants in the New Species.Ìý
Jia, B., Serra-Moreno, R., Neidermyer, W., Rahmberg, A., Mackey, J., Fofana, I., Johnson, W.E., Westmoreland, S., Evans, D.T. 2009. Species-specific Activity of SIV Nef and HIV-1 Vpu in Overcoming Restriction by Tetherin/BST2.Ìý.
Kirmaier, A., Diehl, W. and Johnson, W.E. 2009. Acquisition and processing of nonhuman primate samples for genetic and phylogenetic analyses.ÌýMethodsÌý49:5-10.PMID: 19508893.
McNatt, M.W., Zang, T., Hatziioannou, T., Bartlett, M., Fofana, I.B., Johnson, W.E., Neil, S.J.D., Bieniasz, P.D. 2009. Species-specific activity of HIV-1 Vpu resulting from positive selection of Tetherin variants.Ìý.
Johnson, W.E. and Sawyer, S.L. 2009. Evolution of the antiretroviralÌýTRIM5Ìýgene.ÌýImmunogeneticsÌý61:63-76.
Johnson, W.E. 2008. A Proviral Puzzle with a Prosimian Twist.ÌýProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesÌý.
Yuste, E., Bixby, J., Lifson, J., Sato, S., Johnson, W.E., and Desrosiers, R. 2008. Glycosylation of gp41 of simian immunodeficiency virus shields epitopes that can be targets for neutralizing antibodies.Ìý.
Sato, S., Yuste, E., Lauer, W.A., Chang, E-H., Morgan, J.S., Bixby, J.G., Lifson, J.D., Desrosiers, R.C., and Johnson, W.E. 2008. Potent antibody mediated neutralization and evolution of antigenic escape variants of simian immunodeficiency virus strain SIVmac239 in vivo.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý.
Vallender, E. and Johnson, W.E. 2008. Balancing Selection in Human Evolution. InÌýThe Encyclopedia of Life SciencesÌý(publisher- John Wiley & Sons).
Lee, A.S., Gutierrez-Arcelus, M., Perry, G.H., Vallender, E.J., Johnson, W.E., Miller, G.M., Korbel, J.O., Lee, C. 2008. Analysis of copy number variation in the rhesus macaque genome identifies candidate loci for evolutionary and human disease studies.ÌýHuman Molecular GeneticsÌý
Johnson, W.E. Endogenous Retroviruses. 2008. InÌýThe Encyclopedia of Virology,Ìý3rd Ed. (publisher- Elsevier).
Newman, R.M., Hall, L., Kirmaier, A., Pozzi, L., Pery, E., Farzan, M., O’Neil, S.P., Johnson, W.E. 2008. Evolution of a TRIM5-CypA Splice Isoform in Old World Monkeys.ÌýPLoS PathogensÌý
Johnson, W.E. Host Genetic Variation and Susceptibility to Primate Lentiviruses. 2007.ÌýFuture HIV MedicineÌý1(4):399-413.
Newman, R.N. and Johnson, W.E. A Brief History of TRIM5α. 2007.ÌýAIDS ReviewsÌý9:114-125
Sato, S. and Johnson, W.E. Antibody-mediated Neutralization and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Models of HIV/AIDS. 2007.ÌýCurrent HIV ResearchÌý5:594-607.
Johnson, W.E. 2007. Assisted Suicide for Retroviruses.ÌýNature BiotechnologyÌý25:643-644.
Dhillon, A. K., Donners, H., Pantophlet, R., Johnson, W. E., Decker, J. M., Shaw, G. M., Lee, F-H., Richman, D. D., Doms, R. W., Vanham, G., Burton, D. R. 2007. Dissecting the neutralizing antibody specificities of broadly neutralizing sera from HIV-1 infected donors.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý.
Newman, R.M., Hall, L.R., Connole, M., Chen, G-L, Yuste, E., Diehl, W., Hunter, E., Kaur, A., Miller, G., Johnson, W.E. 2006. Balancing Selection and Functional Polymorphism in Old World Monkey TRIM5a.ÌýProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesÌý.
Yuste, E., Sanford, H.B., Carmody, J., Bixby, J., Little, S., Zwick, M., Greenough, T., Burton, D.R., Richman, D.D., Desrosiers, R.C., Johnson, W.E. 2006. Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Engrafted with HIV-1 Specific Epitopes: Replication, Neutralization, and Survey of HIV-1-Positive Plasma.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý.
Yuste E, Johnson W, Pavlakis GN, Desrosiers RC.2005. Virion envelope content, infectivity, and neutralization sensitivity of simian immunodeficiency virus.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý79:12455-63
Johnson, W.E., Lifson, J.D., Lang, S.M., Johnson, R.P. and Desrosiers, R.C. 2003. The Importance of B-Cell Responses for Immunological Control of Variant Strains of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý.
Johnson, W.E., Sanford, H., Schwall, L., Burton, D.R., Parren, P.W.H.I., Robinson, J.E., and Desrosiers, R.C. 2003. Assorted mutations in the envelope gene of simian immunodeficiency virus isolate SIVmac239 lead to loss of neutralization resistance against antibodies representing a broad spectrum of specificities.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý
Johnson, W.E., Sauvron, J.M., Reitter, J., Czajak, S., Puffer, B., Robinson, J.E., Doms, R. and Desrosiers, R.C. 2002. A Replication Competent, Neutralization-sensitive Variant of SIVmac239 Lacking 100 Amino Acids of Envelope.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý.
Johnson, W. E., Desrosiers, R. C. 2002. Viral persistance: HIV’s strategies of immune system evasion.ÌýAnnual Review of MedicineÌý.
Johnson, W.E., Sauvron, J.M., and Desrosiers, R.C. 2001.The conserved N-linked Carbohydrates of HIV-1 gp41 are Largely Dispensable for Viral Replication.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý.
Auerbach, M.R., Czajak, S.C., Johnson, W.E., Desrosiers, R.C., Alexander, L. 2000. Species specificity of macaque rhadinovirus glycoprotein B sequences.ÌýJournal of VirologyÌý.
Johnson, W.E. and Coffin, J.M. 1999. Constructing Primate Phylogenies from Endogenous Retrovirus Sequences.ÌýProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesÌý.
LaVail, J.H., Johnson, W.E., Spencer, L.C. 1993. Immunohistochemical identification of trigeminal ganglion neurons that innervate the mouse cornea: relevance to intercellular spread of herpes simplex virus.ÌýJournal of Comparative NeurologyÌý327(1):133-40.