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  1. The Transcription Map of Human Papillomavirus Type 18 during Genome Replication in U2OS Cells

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2014, PLOS

    Professor Mart Ustav

  2. Mapping of Betapapillomavirus Human Papillomavirus 5 Transcription and Characterization of Viral-Genome Replication Function

    Article • Journal of Virology, November 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  3. RIG-I and MDA-5 Detection of Viral RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase Activity Restricts Positive-Strand RNA Virus Replication

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, September 2013, PLOS

    Professor Mart Ustav

  4. Recombination-Dependent Oligomerization of Human Papillomavirus Genomes upon Transient DNA Replication

    Article • Journal of Virology, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  5. New generation of efficient peptide-based vectors, NickFects, for the delivery of nucleic acids

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  6. Engagement of the ATR-Dependent DNA Damage Response at the Human Papillomavirus 18 Replication Centers during the Initial Amplification

    Article • Journal of Virology, November 2012, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  7. 332 The Anti-tyrosinase Monoclonal Antibody is Effective in Treating Mice Bearing Syngenic Melanoma

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  8. Indicators of therapeutic effect in FIT-06, a Phase II trial of a DNA vaccine, GTU®-Multi-HIVB, in untreated HIV-1 infected subjects

    Article • Vaccine, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  9. Identification and Analysis of Papillomavirus E2 Protein Binding Sites in the Human Genome

    Article • Journal of Virology, October 2011, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  10. Development of a Cellular Assay System To Study the Genome Replication of High- and Low-Risk Mucosal and Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses

    Article • Journal of Virology, January 2011, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  11. Human papillomavirus E2 protein with single activation domain initiates HPV18 genome replication, but is not sufficient for long-term maintenance of virus genome

    Article • Virology, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  12. Effective Formation of the Segregation-Competent Complex Determines Successful Partitioning of the Bovine Papillomavirus Genome during Cell Division

    Article • Journal of Virology, September 2010, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  13. Elicitation of broad CTL response against HIV-1 by the DNA vaccine encoding artificial multi-component fusion protein MultiHIV—Study in domestic pigs

    Article • Vaccine, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  14. Persistent Immune Responses Induced by a Human Immunodeficiency Virus DNA Vaccine Delivered in Association with Electroporation in the Skin of Nonhuman Primates

    Article • Human Gene Therapy, November 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Mart Ustav

  15. P17-11. HIV DNA vaccine delivery in association with electroporation in the skin of nonhuman primates

    Article • Retrovirology, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mart Ustav

  16. P19-30. GTU® as beneficial HIV DNA vaccine vector system

    Article • Retrovirology, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mart Ustav

  17. Mechanism of Genomic Instability in Cells Infected with the High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, April 2009, PLOS

    Professor Mart Ustav

  18. Bovine papillomavirus type 1 E2 protein heterodimer is functional in papillomavirus DNA replication in vivo

    Article • Virology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  19. Papillomavirus DNA replication — From initiation to genomic instability

    Article • Virology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  20. OA05-03. Efficacy study of a T-cell-based DNA vaccine delivered by intradermal electrotransfer in macaques

    Article • Retrovirology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mart Ustav

  21. Functional Characterization of Fingers Subdomain-specific Monoclonal Antibodies Inhibiting the Hepatitis C Virus RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, June 2008, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Mart Ustav

  22. CuZn-SOD suppresses the bovine papillomavirus-induced proliferation of fibroblasts

    Article • Apmis, December 2007, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  23. Organization and Expression of the Genome of Bovine Papillomavirus Type 1

    Article • September 2007, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  24. Genomic instability of the host cell induced by the human papillomavirus replication machinery

    Article • The EMBO Journal, March 2007, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  25. High Prevalence of The CCR5Δ32 HIV-Resistance Mutation among Estonian HIV Type 1-Infected Individuals

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, February 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Mart Ustav

  26. Coinfection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and human papillomavirus among patients attending STD clinics in Estonia

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mart Ustav

  27. Characterization of the Functional Activities of the Bovine Papillomavirus Type 1 E2 Protein Single-Chain Heterodimers

    Article • Journal of Virology, August 2006, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  28. Induction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1-Specific Immunity with a Novel Gene Transport Unit (GTU)-MultiHIV DNA Vaccine

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, July 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Mart Ustav

  29. Complex formation between hepatitis C virus NS2 and NS3 proteins

    Article • Virus Research, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  30. Brd4 Is Involved in Multiple Processes of the Bovine Papillomavirus Type 1 Life Cycle

    Article • Journal of Virology, April 2006, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  31. WITHDRAWN: Corrigendum to “A DNA HIV-1 vaccine based on a fusion gene expressing non-structural and structural genes of consensus sequence of the A-C subtypes and the ancestor sequence of the F-H subtypes. Preclinical and clinical studies” [Microbes In...

    Article • Microbes and Infection, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  32. Bovine papillomavirus type 1 oncoprotein E5 stimulates the utilization of superoxide radicals in the mouse fibroblast cell line C127

    Article • Chemico-Biological Interactions, February 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  33. Episomal Maintenance of Plasmids with Hybrid Origins in Mouse Cells

    Article • Journal of Virology, December 2005, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  34. A DNA HIV-1 vaccine based on a fusion gene expressing non-structural and structural genes of consensus sequence of the A–C subtypes and the ancestor sequence of the F–H subtypes. Preclinical and clinical studies

    Article • Microbes and Infection, October 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  35. Association of Bovine Papillomavirus E2 Protein with Nuclear Structures In Vivo

    Article • Journal of Virology, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  36. The Properties of the tRNA · protein Complex of the Escherichia coli Ribosome

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, March 2005, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  37. Analysis of Chromatin Attachment and Partitioning Functions of Bovine Papillomavirus Type 1 E2 Protein

    Article • Journal of Virology, February 2004, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  38. Production of functional recombinant tyrosine hydroxylase by the BPV-1 expression plasmids in the cell cultures

    Article • Plasmid, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav, Dr Seppo Yla-Herttuala

  39. Identification of the immunodominant regions of the melanoma antigen tyrosinase by anti-tyrosinase monoclonal antibodies

    Article • Melanoma Research, October 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mart Ustav

  40. Effective generation of transgenic mice by Bovine papillomavirus type 1 based self-replicating plasmid that is maintained as extrachromosomal genetic element in three generations of animals

    Article • Plasmid, May 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  41. Induction of the Bovine Papillomavirus Origin “Onion Skin”-Type DNA Replication at High E1 Protein Concentrations In Vivo

    Article • Journal of Virology, June 2002, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  42. Efficient Transfection of Novel Bovine Papillomavirus 1 Expression Plasmids

    Article • Plasmid, November 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  43. Roles of the hinge region and the DNA binding domain of the bovine papillomavirus type 1 E2 protein in initiation of DNA replication

    Article • Virus Research, June 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  44. Replication of a chimeric origin containing elements from Epstein–Barr virus ori P and bovine papillomavirus minimal origin

    Article • Virus Research, May 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  45. Bovine papillomavirus oncoprotein E5 affects the arachidonic acid metabolism in cells

    Article • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  46. DNA vaccination in mice using HIV-1 nef, rev and tat genes in self-replicating pBN-vector

    Article • Vaccine, February 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  47. Diversity of Helicobacter pylori genotypes among Estonian and Russian patients with perforated peptic ulcer, living in Southern Estonia

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, February 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mart Ustav

  48. The Basis of Prostaglandin Synthesis in Coral: MOLECULAR CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF A CYCLOOXYGENASE FROM THE ARCTIC SOFT CORAL GERSEMIA FRUTICOSA

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, November 2000, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Mart Ustav

  49. Hepatitis C virus genotypes in EstoniaNote

    Article • Apmis, November 2000, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  50. Cell-Specific Modulation of Papovavirus Replication by Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

    Article • Journal of Virology, May 2000, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  51. Functional Domains of the TOL Plasmid Transcription Factor XylS

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2000, ASM Journals

    Professor Mart Ustav

  52. Inhibition of the bovine papillomavirus E2 protein activity by peptide nucleic acid

    Article • Virus Research, January 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  53. Prevalence of ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi in Estonia

    Article • Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, December 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  54. Transfection of BPV-LAC Z plasmids in primate CV1-P and SH-SY5Y cell cultures

    Article • Pathophysiology, June 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  55. Opioid antagonist naloxone potentiates anxiogenic-like action of cholecystokinin agonists in elevated plus-maze

    Article • Neuropeptides, June 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  56. Bovine papilomavirus oncoprotein E5 induces the NFκB activation through superoxide radicals

    Article • IUBMB Life, November 1996, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  57. TOL plasmid transcription factor XylS binds specifically to the Pm operator sequence

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 1996, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  58. The bovine papillomavirus origin of replication requires a binding site for the E2 transcriptional activator.

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 1993, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Mart Ustav

  59. Viral E1 and E2 proteins support replication of homologous and heterologous papillomaviral origins.

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 1992, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Mart Ustav

  60. Replication of the bovine papillomavirus type 1 genome; antisense transcripts prevent episomal replication

    Article • Gene, January 1986, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  61. The role of protein L16 and its fragments in the peptidyltransferase activity of 50-S ribosomal subunits

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, September 1983, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  62. The interaction of ribosomal protein L16 and its fragments with tRNA

    Article • FEBS Letters, March 1983, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  63. 5S RNA-Protein complex is involved in ribosomal subunit association

    Article • FEBS Letters, March 1983, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  64. The Composition and Properties of the Escherichia coli 5-S RNA-Protein Complex

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, January 1982, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  65. The interaction of 5 S RNA and its large fragments with ribosomal proteins

    Article • FEBS Letters, December 1981, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  66. A quaternary complex consisting of two molecules of tRNA and ribosomal proteins L2 and L17

    Article • FEBS Letters, September 1981, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  67. Cobra venom acetylcholinesterase—II. Substrate specifity

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology, January 1979, Elsevier

    Professor Mart Ustav

  68. Interaction of 5-S RNA, 5.8-S RNA and tRNA with Rat-Liver Ribosomal Proteins

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, November 1978, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  69. The domain for transfer ribonucleic acid binding to theEscherichia coliribosome

    Article • FEBS Letters, March 1978, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  70. The interaction of transfer ribonucleic acid with 50 S ribosomal subunit proteins

    Article • FEBS Letters, November 1977, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav

  71. The interaction of transfer ribonucleic acid with 30 S ribosomal subunit proteins

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 1977, Wiley

    Professor Mart Ustav