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  1. Evaluation of commercial kits for purification of circulating free DNA

    Article • Cancer Genetics, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  2. Phototracking Vaccinia Virus Transport Reveals Dynamics of Cytoplasmic Dispersal and a Requirement for A36R and F12L for Exit from the Site of Wrapping

    Article • Viruses, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  3. Oncogenic signaling in uveal melanoma

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  4. Infection and Transport of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Neurons: Role of the Cytoskeleton

    Article • Viruses, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  5. Cytoskeletons in the Closet—Subversion in Alphaherpesvirus Infections

    Article • Viruses, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  6. Liquid biomarkers in melanoma: detection and discovery

    Article • Molecular Cancer, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  7. Comparison of Haliotis rubra hemocyanin isoforms 1 and 2

    Article • Gene Reports, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  8. Fast track, dynein-dependent nuclear targeting of human immunodeficiency virus Vpr protein; impaired trafficking in a clinical isolate

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  9. Dual Role of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 pUS9 in Virus Anterograde Axonal Transport and Final Assembly in Growth Cones in Distal Axons

    Article • Journal of Virology, December 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Anthony L Cunningham, Dr Monica Miranda-Saksena, Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  10. The Basic Domain of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 pUS9 Recruits Kinesin-1 To Facilitate Egress from Neurons

    Article • Journal of Virology, December 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach, Professor Anthony L Cunningham

  11. Abalone Hemocyanin Blocks the Entry of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 into Cells: a Potential New Antiviral Strategy

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach, Professor Anthony L Cunningham

  12. Conserved tegument protein complexes: Essential components in the assembly of herpesviruses

    Article • Virus Research, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  13. Oncolytic herpes simplex virus

    Article • Oncolytic Virotherapy, November 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach, Mr Nicolas AS Sokolowski

  14. HIV Blocks Interferon Induction in Human Dendritic Cells and Macrophages by Dysregulation of TBK1

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Anthony L Cunningham, Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  15. The interaction of HSV-1 tegument proteins pUL36 and pUL37: a novel target for antivirals that inhibit viral assembly

    Article • Future Virology, September 2014, Future Medicine

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  16. The interaction of the HSV-1 tegument proteins pUL36 and pUL37 is essential for secondary envelopment during viral egress

    Article • Virology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Beate Sodeik, Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  17. Herpes Simplex Virus

    Article • January 2014

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  18. Letter in response to: Making the case: Married versus Separate models of alphaherpes virus anterograde transport in axons

    Article • Reviews in Medical Virology, November 2013, Wiley

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  19. A36-dependent Actin Filament Nucleation Promotes Release of Vaccinia Virus

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2013, PLOS

    Associate Professor Cynthia B Whitchurch, Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  20. Loss of Cytoskeletal Transport during Egress Critically Attenuates Ectromelia Virus Infection In Vivo

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  21. Ultrastructural Visualization of Individual Tegument Protein Dissociation during Entry of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 into Human and Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons

    Article • Journal of Virology, March 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  22. Identification of a single amino acid residue which is critical for the interaction between HSV-1 inner tegument proteins pUL36 and pUL37

    Article • Virology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  23. Identification of host cell proteins which interact with herpes simplex virus type 1 tegument protein pUL37

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  24. Identification of binding domains in the herpes simplex virus type 1 small capsid protein pUL35 (VP26)

    Article • Journal of General Virology, July 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  25. Kinesin-1 plays a role in transport of SNAP-25 to the plasma membrane

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  26. The Major Determinant for Addition of Tegument Protein pUL48 (VP16) to Capsids in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Is the Presence of the Major Tegument Protein pUL36 (VP1/2)

    Article • Journal of Virology, November 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  27. Functional roles of the tegument proteins of herpes simplex virus type 1

    Article • Virus Research, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  28. Corrigendum to “Identification of structural protein–protein interactions of herpes simplex virus type 1” [Virology 378 (2008) 347–354]

    Article • Virology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  29. Herpes Simplex Virus Utilizes the Large Secretory Vesicle Pathway for Anterograde Transport of Tegument and Envelope Proteins and for Viral Exocytosis from Growth Cones of Human Fetal Axons

    Article • Journal of Virology, January 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  30. Identification of structural protein–protein interactions of herpes simplex virus type 1

    Article • Virology, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  31. Residues F593 and E596 of HSV-1 tegument protein pUL36 (VP1/2) mediate binding of tegument protein pUL37

    Article • Virology, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  32. Transport and egress of herpes simplex virus in neurons

    Article • Reviews in Medical Virology, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  33. The Cycle of Human Herpes Simplex Virus Infection: Virus Transport and Immune Control

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  34. Defining Viral Protein Interactomes Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay

    Article • Current Proteomics, October 2005, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  35. Determination of Interactions between Tegument Proteins of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

    Article • Journal of Virology, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  36. New insights into viral structure and virus–cell interactions through proteomics

    Article • Expert Review of Proteomics, August 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  37. The ribosome receptor, p180, interacts with kinesin heavy chain, KIF5B

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  38. Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Capsid Protein VP26 Interacts with Dynein Light Chains RP3 and Tctex1 and Plays a Role in Retrograde Cellular Transport

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2004, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  39. The Heavy Chain of Conventional Kinesin Interacts with the SNARE Proteins SNAP25 and SNAP23†

    Article • Biochemistry, December 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  40. Herpes Simplex Virus Tegument Protein US11 Interacts with Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2002, ASM Journals

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  41. The C-Terminal Region of the Stalk Domain of Ubiquitous Human Kinesin Heavy Chain Contains the Binding Site for Kinesin Light Chain †

    Article • Biochemistry, November 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  42. X-ray Crystal Structure of C3d: A C3 Fragment and Ligand for Complement Receptor 2 

    Article • Science, May 1998, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  43. X-ray crystal structure of complement fragment C3d: The ligand for CR2

    Article • Molecular Immunology, April 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  44. Inhibition of transketolase and pyruvate decarboxylase by omeprazole

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, July 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  45. Effects of substitution of aspartate-440 and tryptophan-487 in the thiamin diphosphate binding region of pyruvate decarboxylase from Zymomonas mobilis

    Article • FEBS Letters, January 1992, Wiley

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  46. Pyruvate decarboxylase from Zymomonas mobilis . Structure and re-activation of apoenzyme by the cofactors thiamin diphosphate and magnesium ion

    Article • Biochemical Journal, June 1991, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach

  47. Inactivation of pyruvate decarboxylase by 3-hydroxypyruvate

    Article • Biochemical Journal, February 1990, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Russell J Diefenbach