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Sam J. Wilson

Researcher at University of Glasgow

Publications -  57
Citations -  6372

Sam J. Wilson is an academic researcher from University of Glasgow. The author has contributed to research in topics: Viral replication & Interferon. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 46 publications receiving 5302 citations. Previous affiliations of Sam J. Wilson include Howard Hughes Medical Institute & Rockefeller University.

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Barriers to Infection of Human Cells by Feline Leukemia Virus: Insights into Resistance to Zoonosis.

TL;DR: It is found that blood cells are uniquely resistant to infection with FeLV-B due to the activity of cellular enzymes that mutate the viral genome.
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Human cytomegalovirus evades ZAP detection by suppressing CpG dinucleotides in the major immediate early genes.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated for the first time that ZAP is a potent host restriction factor against large DNA viruses and that HCMV evades ZAP detection through suppression of CpG dinucleotides within the major immediate early transcripts.
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Insights into circovirus host range from the genomic fossil record.

TL;DR: This study screened genome assemblies of 675 animal species and identified numerous circovirus-related sequences, including the first examples of CVe derived from cyclovirus, and confirmed the presence of these CVe in the germline of the elongate twig ant, thereby establishing that cycloviruses infect insects.
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Extreme genetic fragility of the HIV-1 capsid

TL;DR: HIV-1 CA is found to be the most genetically fragile protein that has been analyzed using a library of single amino acid substitution mutants, and suggests that CA is a good target for therapy and vaccination strategies.