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Passarelli


A. Lorena Passarelli

Associate Professor

Ph.D. 1993, The University of Georgia
Genetics

  Molecular biology of baculoviruses: gene regulation and viral pathogenesis

269 Chalmers Hall
(785) 532-3195
lpassar@ksu.edu

K-State Molecular Virology Web


Selected Research Publications

Crouch, E.A ., L.A. Cox, K. Morales, A.L. Passarelli.  2007. Inter-subunit interactions of the Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrovirus RNA polymeraseVirology 367:265-274. 

Detvisitsakun, C., E.L. Cain, and A.L. Passarelli.  2007.  The Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrovirus fibroblast growth factor accelerates host mortality.  Virology 365:70-78. 

Passarelli, A.L.  2007.  Baculovirus RNA polymerase: Activities, composition and evolution.   Virologica Sinica 22:94-107.   

Deng, Y., Y. Dong, V. Thodima, R.J. Clem, A. L. Passarelli. 2006.  Analysis and functional annotation of expressed sequence tags from the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda.  BioMed Central Genomics 7:264-274. 

Berretta, M.F. and A.L. Passarelli.  2006.  Function of Spodoptera exigua nucleopolyhedrovirus late gene expression factors in the insect cell line SF-21.  Virology 355:82-93.

Berretta, M.F., M. Deshpande, E.A., Crouch, and A.L. Passarelli.  2006.  Functional characterization of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus late gene transcription and genome replication factors in the non-permissive insect cell line SF-21Virology 348:175-189.

Detvisitsakun, C., E.L. Hutfless, M.F. Berretta, and A.L. Passarelli.   2006.  Analysis of a baculovirus lacking a functional viral fibroblast growth factor homologVirology 346:258-265. 

Devisitsakun, C., M.F. Berretta, C. Lehiy, and A.L. Passarelli.  2005.  Stimulation of cell motility by a viral fibroblast growth factor homolog:Proposal for a role in viral pathogenesisVirology 336:308-317.

Crouch, E.A. and A.L. Passarelli.  2005.  Effects of baculovirus transactivators IE-1 and IE-2 on the Drosophila heat shock promoter in twoinsect cell linesArch. Virol. 150:1563-1578

Titterington, J.S., T.K. Nun, and A.L. Passarelli.  2003.  Functional dissection of the baculovirus late expression factor-8:  Sequence requirements for late gene promoter activation.   J. Gen. Virol. 84:1817-1826.

Crouch, E.A. and A.L. Passarelli.  2002.  Genetic Requirements for Homologous Recombination in Autographa californica NucleopolyhedrovirusJ Virol. 76: 9323-34.

 


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