Kristy McShan
Name: Kristy McShan
Affiliation:
Email: kmshan@lsu.edu
Publications
1. Xu Q, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2008. Collective functioning from dual operators achieves maximum downregulation of the ospAB operon by Borrelia burgdorferi during mammalian infection. Submitted for publication.
2. Xu Q, Shi Y, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2008. Simultaneous expression of the virulence factors OspC, DbpA and DbpB in Borrelia burgdorferi cannot override the requirement for RpoS in murine infection. In revision.
3. Xu Q, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2008. Modification of Borrelia burgdorferi to overproduce OspA or VlsE alters its infectious behavior. In revision.
4. Xu Q, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2008. Essential protective role attributed to the surface lipoproteins of Borrelia burgdorferi against innate defences. Mol Microbiol 69(1) 15-29.
5. Shi Y, Xu Q, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2008. Both decorin-binding proteins A and B are critical for the overall virulence of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun 76(3) 1239-1246.
6. Xu Q, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2008. Verification and dissection of the ospC operator by using flab promoter as a reporter in Borrelia burgdorferi. Microb Pathog 45: 70-78.
7. Xu Q, Seemanapalli SV, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2007. Increasing the interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi with host decorin significantly reduces 50% infectious dose but severely impairs spirochetal dissemination. Infect Immun 75(9) 4272-4281.
8. Xu Q, Seemanapalli SV, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2007. Identification of an OspC operator critical for immune evasion of Borrelia burgdorferi. Mol Microbiol 64(1): 220-231.
9. Shi Y, Xu Q, Seemanapalli SV, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2006. The dbpBA locus of Borrelia burgdorferi is not essential for infection of mice. Infect Immun 74: 6509-6512.
10. Xu Q, Seemanapalli SV, McShan K, and Liang FT. 2006. Constitutive expression of outer surface protein C diminishes the ability of Borrelia burgdorferi to evade humoral immunity. Infect and Immun 74: 5177-5184.
11. Xu Q, Seemanapalli SV, Lomax L, McShan K, Li X, Fikrig E, and Liang FT. 2005. Association of linear plasmid 28-1 with an arthritic phenotype of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect and Immun 73: 7208-7215.
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