Francis W Ruscetti

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1 Retracted Detection of an infectious retrovirus, XMRV, in blood cells of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Science 2009 10.76
2 Cell-free HTLV-1 infects dendritic cells leading to transmission and transformation of CD4(+) T cells. Nat Med 2008 2.07
3 Role of cholesterol in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope protein-mediated fusion with host cells. J Virol 2002 1.64
4 Failure to confirm XMRV/MLVs in the blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a multi-laboratory study. Science 2011 1.56
5 Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate attachment and entry of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 virions into CD4+ T cells. J Virol 2005 1.53
6 HTLV-1 uses HSPG and neuropilin-1 for entry by molecular mimicry of VEGF165. Blood 2009 1.27
7 Detection of an infectious retrovirus, XMRV, in blood cells of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Virulence 2010 1.25
8 Ceramide, a target for antiretroviral therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.22
9 A multicenter blinded analysis indicates no association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and either xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or polytropic murine leukemia virus. MBio 2012 1.11
10 Partial retraction. Detection of an infectious retrovirus, XMRV, in blood cells of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Science 2011 1.10
11 Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 use different receptor complexes to enter T cells. J Virol 2006 1.09
12 Multiple sources of contamination in samples from patients reported to have XMRV infection. PLoS One 2012 1.08
13 GLUT1 is not the primary binding receptor but is associated with cell-to-cell transmission of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1. J Virol 2006 1.07
14 Levels of phospho-Smad2/3 are sensors of the interplay between effects of TGF-beta and retinoic acid on monocytic and granulocytic differentiation of HL-60 cells. Blood 2002 1.02
15 Regulation of the cell-surface expression of an HTLV-I binding protein in human T cells during immune activation. Blood 2002 0.98
16 Similar regulation of cell surface human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) surface binding proteins in cells highly and poorly transduced by HTLV-1-pseudotyped virions. J Virol 2002 0.96
17 An inhibitor of glycosphingolipid metabolism blocks HIV-1 infection of primary T-cells. AIDS 2004 0.93
18 Distribution of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) infection in chronic fatigue syndrome and prostate cancer. AIDS Rev 2010 0.93
19 K-Ras4B proteins are expressed in the nucleolus: Interaction with nucleolin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.93
20 Neutralization of autocrine transforming growth factor-beta in human cord blood CD34(+)CD38(-)Lin(-) cells promotes stem-cell-factor-mediated erythropoietin-independent early erythroid progenitor development and reduces terminal differentiation. Stem Cells 2003 0.92
21 Induction of human T cell leukemia virus type I receptors on quiescent naive T lymphocytes by TGF-beta. J Immunol 2005 0.88
22 Preexisting infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 2 neither exacerbates nor attenuates simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac251 infection in macaques. J Virol 2010 0.87
23 Levels of Smad7 regulate Smad and mitogen activated kinases (MAPKs) signaling and controls erythroid and megakaryocytic differentiation of erythroleukemia cells. Platelets 2007 0.82
24 The receptor complex associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3) Env-mediated binding and entry is distinct from, but overlaps with, the receptor complexes of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2. J Virol 2009 0.81
25 Alterations in mast cell function and survival following in vitro infection with human immunodeficiency viruses-1 through CXCR4. Cell Immunol 2004 0.81
26 Chemokine receptor-5 (CCR5) is a receptor for the HIV entry inhibitor peptide T (DAPTA). Antiviral Res 2005 0.81
27 Update on D-ala-peptide T-amide (DAPTA): a viral entry inhibitor that blocks CCR5 chemokine receptors. Curr HIV Res 2003 0.78
28 Tuberous sclerosis complex 2 gene product interacts with human SMAD proteins. A molecular link of two tumor suppressor pathways. J Biol Chem 2004 0.77
29 Differential inhibitory effects of cyanovirin-N, griffithsin, and scytovirin on entry mediated by envelopes of gammaretroviruses and deltaretroviruses. J Virol 2013 0.77
30 Antiviral and immunological benefits in HIV patients receiving intranasal peptide T (DAPTA). Peptides 2003 0.76
31 Functional and morphologic characterization of human T cells continuously grown in vitro. J. Immunol. 1977. 119: 131-138. J Immunol 2007 0.75