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Heather M. Scobie

Researcher at Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Publications -  32
Citations -  1712

Heather M. Scobie is an academic researcher from Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Disease. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 11 publications receiving 1237 citations. Previous affiliations of Heather M. Scobie include University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Human capillary morphogenesis protein 2 functions as an anthrax toxin receptor

TL;DR: A soluble version of the CMG2 VWA/I domain inhibited intoxication of cells expressing endogenous toxin receptors when it was added to PA at a 3:1 ratio and identified a potent antitoxin that may prove useful for the treatment of anthrax.
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COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence — 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–December 25, 2021

TL;DR: The highest impact of booster doses against infection and death compared with full vaccination without booster doses was recorded among persons aged 50-64 and ≥65 years, and eligibility to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Crystal structure of the von Willebrand factor A domain of human capillary morphogenesis protein 2: An anthrax toxin receptor

TL;DR: The structural data allow molecular interpretation of known CMG2 VWA domain mutations linked to the genetic disorders, juvenile hyaline fibromatosis, and infantile systemic hyalinosis and may facilitate understanding of toxin assembly/internalization and the development of new anthrax treatments.
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Receptor-specific requirements for anthrax toxin delivery into cells

TL;DR: It is suggested that toxin can form pores at different points in the endocytic pathway, depending on which receptor is used for entry, and that because PA binds to CMG2 with much higher affinity than it does to TEM8, a lower pH is needed to attenuateCMG2 binding to allow pore formation.