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Utpal Pal

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1 Essential role for OspA/B in the life cycle of the Lyme disease spirochete. J Exp Med 2004 3.02
2 The Lyme disease agent exploits a tick protein to infect the mammalian host. Nature 2005 2.82
3 Rab 5 is required for the cellular entry of dengue and West Nile viruses. J Virol 2007 2.12
4 Live imaging reveals a biphasic mode of dissemination of Borrelia burgdorferi within ticks. J Clin Invest 2009 1.78
5 The Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi requires BB0690, a Dps homologue, to persist within ticks. Mol Microbiol 2006 1.44
6 Analysis of the ospC regulatory element controlled by the RpoN-RpoS regulatory pathway in Borrelia burgdorferi. J Bacteriol 2005 1.44
7 BosR (BB0647) governs virulence expression in Borrelia burgdorferi. Mol Microbiol 2009 1.42
8 The Golgi-associated protein p115 mediates the secretion of macrophage migration inhibitory factor. J Immunol 2009 1.25
9 Use of RNA interference to prevent lethal murine west nile virus infection. J Infect Dis 2005 1.24
10 Outer surface protein B is critical for Borrelia burgdorferi adherence and survival within Ixodes ticks. PLoS Pathog 2007 1.24
11 A chromosomally encoded virulence factor protects the Lyme disease pathogen against host-adaptive immunity. PLoS Pathog 2009 1.24
12 A simplified method for isolating highly purified neurons, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglia from the same human fetal brain tissue. Neurochem Res 2007 1.20
13 CD14 cooperates with complement receptor 3 to mediate MyD88-independent phagocytosis of Borrelia burgdorferi. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 1.18
14 BB0323 function is essential for Borrelia burgdorferi virulence and persistence through tick-rodent transmission cycle. J Infect Dis 2009 1.18
15 BBA52 facilitates Borrelia burgdorferi transmission from feeding ticks to murine hosts. J Infect Dis 2010 1.16
16 Borrelia burgdorferi small lipoprotein Lp6.6 is a member of multiple protein complexes in the outer membrane and facilitates pathogen transmission from ticks to mice. Mol Microbiol 2009 1.12
17 Borrelia burgdorferi and tick proteins supporting pathogen persistence in the vector. Future Microbiol 2013 1.12
18 The hybrid histidine kinase Hk1 is part of a two-component system that is essential for survival of Borrelia burgdorferi in feeding Ixodes scapularis ticks. Infect Immun 2011 1.07
19 Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 2 does not contribute to complement resistance or host infectivity. PLoS One 2008 1.05
20 Characterization of multiprotein complexes of the Borrelia burgdorferi outer membrane vesicles. J Proteome Res 2011 1.04
21 Characterization of unique regions of Borrelia burgdorferi surface-located membrane protein 1. Infect Immun 2010 1.00
22 Borrelia burgdorferi needs chemotaxis to establish infection in mammals and to accomplish its enzootic cycle. Infect Immun 2012 1.00
23 Activation of the RpoN-RpoS regulatory pathway during the enzootic life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi. BMC Microbiol 2012 0.97
24 Superoxide anion production during Anaplasma phagocytophila infection. J Infect Dis 2002 0.96
25 Molecular characterization of the tick-Borrelia interface. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2009 0.96
26 IL-12 p40 homodimer, the so-called biologically inactive molecule, induces nitric oxide synthase in microglia via IL-12R beta 1. Glia 2009 0.94
27 A surface enolase participates in Borrelia burgdorferi-plasminogen interaction and contributes to pathogen survival within feeding ticks. Infect Immun 2011 0.93
28 Methods for rapid transfer and localization of lyme disease pathogens within the tick gut. J Vis Exp 2011 0.92
29 Novel microbial virulence factor triggers murine lyme arthritis. J Infect Dis 2013 0.92
30 BBK07 immunodominant peptides as serodiagnostic markers of Lyme disease. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2010 0.91
31 Proteolysis of BB0323 results in two polypeptides that impact physiologic and infectious phenotypes in Borrelia burgdorferi. Mol Microbiol 2013 0.91
32 Study of the response regulator Rrp1 reveals its regulatory role in chitobiose utilization and virulence of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun 2013 0.91
33 OspB antibody prevents Borrelia burgdorferi colonization of Ixodes scapularis. Infect Immun 2004 0.90
34 Borrelia burgdorferi BBA52 is a potential target for transmission blocking Lyme disease vaccine. Vaccine 2011 0.89
35 A host-restricted viral vector for antigen-specific immunization against Lyme disease pathogen. Vaccine 2011 0.88
36 A dityrosine network mediated by dual oxidase and peroxidase influences the persistence of Lyme disease pathogens within the vector. J Biol Chem 2014 0.87
37 BBK07, a dominant in vivo antigen of Borrelia burgdorferi, is a potential marker for serodiagnosis of Lyme disease. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2009 0.86
38 The coenzyme A disulphide reductase of Borrelia burgdorferi is important for rapid growth throughout the enzootic cycle and essential for infection of the mammalian host. Mol Microbiol 2011 0.86
39 Borrelia burgdorferi lipoprotein BmpA activates pro-inflammatory responses in human synovial cells through a protein moiety. Microbes Infect 2008 0.83
40 Leptospira interrogans enolase is secreted extracellularly and interacts with plasminogen. PLoS One 2013 0.81
41 BB0324 and BB0028 are constituents of the Borrelia burgdorferi β-barrel assembly machine (BAM) complex. BMC Microbiol 2012 0.81
42 Toll-like receptors 1 and 2 heterodimers alter Borrelia burgdorferi gene expression in mice and ticks. J Infect Dis 2009 0.80
43 The lipoprotein La7 contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi persistence in ticks and their transmission to naïve hosts. Microbes Infect 2013 0.80
44 A chitin deacetylase-like protein is a predominant constituent of tick peritrophic membrane that influences the persistence of Lyme disease pathogens within the vector. PLoS One 2013 0.78
45 Assessment of the potential contribution of the highly conserved C-terminal motif (C10) of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein C in transmission and infectivity. Pathog Dis 2014 0.77
46 Antibody profiling of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in horses. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2011 0.77
47 Correction: The Lyme disease agent co-opts adiponectin receptor-mediated signaling in its arthropod vector. Elife 2022 0.75