Publications
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September 25, 2025
A subclass of small RNAs is encoded by exons of protein-coding genes
Chang, T., Hancks, D.C*. A subclass of small RNAs is encoded by exons of protein-coding genes. BMC Genomics 26, 827 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11982-3
April 21, 2025
Viral piracy of host RNA phosphatase DUSP11 by avipoxviruses
Szymanik KH, Rex EA, Pothireddy VR, Gammon DB, Hancks DC*, Sullivan CS* (2025) Viral piracy of host RNA phosphatase DUSP11 by avipoxviruses. PLoS Pathog 21(4): e1013101. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013101
December 03, 2024
An evolutionary framework exploiting virologs and their host origins to inform poxvirus protein functions.
Hancks, D.C. (2025) An evolutionary framework exploiting virologs and their host origins to inform poxvirus protein functions. Vaccinia, Mpox, and Other Poxviruses: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, 2025:2860:257-272. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4160-6_17. PMID: 39621273.
October 30, 2024
Metabolic reprogramming tips vaccinia virus infection outcomes by stabilizing interferon-γ induced IRF1
Chang, T.C.*, Alvarez, J.*, Chappidi, S., Crockett, S., Sorouri, M., Orchard, R.C., Hancks D.C. (2024) Metabolic reprogramming tips vaccinia virus infection outcomes by stabilizing interferon-y induced IRF1. PLOS Pathogens. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.10.617691. Oct 30;20(10):e1012673. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012673. PMID: 39475961 PMCID: PMC11554218.
March 29, 2023
Norovirus MLKL-like pore forming protein initiates programed cell death for viral egress
Wang, G., Zhang, D., Orchard, R., Hancks, D.C.*, Reese, T.A.* (In Press) Norovirus MLKL-like pore forming protein initiates programed cell death for viral egress. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05851-w PMID: 36991121; bioRxiv preprint PMID: 36993770 PMCID: PMC10055165 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.17.533118.
December 28, 2020
Signatures of host-pathogen evolutionary conflict reveal MISTR-A conserved MItochondrial STress Response network
Sorouri M, Chang T, Jesudhasan P, Pinkham C, Elde NC#, Hancks DC#. PLoS Biol. 2020 Dec 28;18(12):e3001045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001045. eCollection 2020 Dec. PMID: 33370271 #Co-senior Author