User profiles for "author:W Fischer"

Woodward Fischer

- Verified email at caltech.edu - Cited by 14858

Will Fischer

- Verified email at lanl.gov - Cited by 8920

William A Fischer II

- Verified email at med.unc.edu - Cited by 4698

[HTML][HTML] Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

MM DeGrace, E Ghedin, MB Frieman, F Krammer… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The global emergence of many severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) variants jeopardizes the protective antiviral immunity induced after infection or …

Chemistry and biology of thiamethoxam: a second generation neonicotinoid

…, M Angst, F Brandl, W Fischer… - Pest management …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Thiamethoxam is the first commercial neonicotinoid insecticide from the thianicotinyl
subclass. It was discovered in the course of our optimisation program on neonicotinoids …

Enigmatic origin of the largest-known carbon isotope excursion in Earth's history

JP Grotzinger, DA Fike, WW Fischer - Nature Geoscience, 2011 - nature.com
Carbonate rocks from the Middle Ediacaran period in locations all over the globe record the
largest excursion in carbon isotopic compositions in Earth history. This finding suggests a …

[PDF][PDF] Tracking changes in SARS-CoV-2 spike: evidence that D614G increases infectivity of the COVID-19 virus

B Korber, WM Fischer, S Gnanakaran, H Yoon… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
A SARS-CoV-2 variant carrying the Spike protein amino acid change D614G has become
the most prevalent form in the global pandemic. Dynamic tracking of variant frequencies …

Identification of urocortin III, an additional member of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family with high affinity for the CRF2 receptor

…, TM Reyes, J Gulyas, W Fischer… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family of neuropeptides includes the mammalian
peptides CRF, urocortin, and urocortin II, as well as piscine urotensin I and frog sauvagine …

Amelioration of cholinergic neuron atrophy and spatial memory impairment in aged rats by nerve growth factor

W Fischer, K Wictorin, A Björklund, LR Williams… - Nature, 1987 - nature.com
In aged rodents, impairments in learning and memory have been associated with an age-
dependent decline in forebrain of cholinergic function1, and recent evidence indicates that …

[HTML][HTML] A novel CDK9-associated C-type cyclin interacts directly with HIV-1 Tat and mediates its high-affinity, loop-specific binding to TAR RNA

P Wei, ME Garber, SM Fang, WH Fischer, KA Jones - Cell, 1998 - cell.com
The HIV-1 Tat protein regulates transcription elongation through binding to the viral TAR
RNA stem-loop structure. We have isolated a novel 87 kDa cyclin C–related protein (cyclin …

A phase 2a clinical trial of molnupiravir in patients with COVID-19 shows accelerated SARS-CoV-2 RNA clearance and elimination of infectious virus

WA Fischer, JJ Eron Jr, W Holman, MS Cohen… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
There is an urgent need for an effective, oral, direct-acting therapeutic to block transmission
of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and prevent progression …

Translocation of Helicobacter pylori CagA into Gastric Epithelial Cells by Type IV Secretion

…, J Püls, B Sedlmaier, E Gerland, W Fischer… - Science, 2000 - science.org
The Gram-negative bacterium Helicobacter pylori is a causative agent of gastritis and peptic
ulcer disease in humans. Strains producing the CagA antigen (cagA+) induce strong gastric …

A cluster of phosphorylation sites on the cyclic AMP-regulated nuclear factor CREB predicted by its sequence

GA Gonzalez, KK Yamamoto, WH Fischer, D Karr… - Nature, 1989 - nature.com
Cyclic AMP regulates the expression of a number of genes through a conserved promoter
element, the CRE1. Moreover, transcrip-tional induction by cAMP requires the activation of …