Selected Contributions

  1. Atashnak M, Mishra P, Pio F (2019). In silico omics analysis suggest E2F/Efl-1 transcription factor role in Caenorhabditis elegans viral immunity. Proceedings of the World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing (CSCE’19) BIOCOMP 2019 - BIC2570.
  2. Mishra P, Hueber L, Cornal M, Shivji S, Kooner V, Mony M, Kong  B, Chang  A, Aburgeba  Z, Etzi  L, Bikov  A, Pio F  (2019). A feeding mechanism with virus capsid proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans induces longevity and hyperactivity. PLOS Pathogens (Under Review - PPATHOGENS-S-19-01519).
  3. Mishra P, Ngo J, Ashkani J, Pio F (2019). Meta-analysis suggests evidence of novel stress-related pathway components in Orsay virus - Caenorhabditis elegans viral model. Scientific Reports 9:4399. PMID: 30867481.
  4. Mishra P (Presenter), Shivji S, Cornall M, Kong B, Kooner V, Albert L, Gabriel L, Pio F (2018). A GFP::OB fold gene promoter fusion screen aim to identify cytosolic sensor receptor of viral immunity reveal the involvement of DNA licensing pathway components. International C. elegans Topic Conference - EMBO Meeting, Barcelona.
  5. Lau D, Dalal K, Hon B, Pio F (2016). Design and selection of IFI16-PAAD mutants with improved dsdna destabilization. Journal of Proteomics and Bioinformatics, 9:11, 255-263.
  6. Ngo J, Ashkani J, Pio F (2016). RNAseq analysis of elegans infected nematode by Orsay virus identify novel uncharacterized genes specific of the anti-viral RNA-interference pathway. Proceedings of the World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing (CSCE’16) - BIOCOMP 2016 - BIC6211.
  7. Kong B, Johnsen R, Baillie D, Pio F (2013). Differential expression of the mini-chromosome-maintenance complex of infected elegans by Orsay virus. Immunovan, Vancouver, Canada.
  8. Dargahi D, Baillie D, Pio F (2013) Bioinformatics analysis identify novel OB fold protein coding genes in elegans. PLoS One. 25:8(4):e62204. PMID: 23638006.
  9. Tan P, Pio F (Presenter) (2009). Integrating different source of data for structure determination of apoptotic protein complexes. Network Biology. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, United States.
  10. Tan P, Pio F (2009). Predicting protein complexes from protein-protein interaction data: A core-attachment approach. American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Systems Biology for Biochemists, Lake Tahoe, United States.
  11. Tan P, Pio F (2009). Integrating different sources of data for structure determination of apoptotic protein complexes. WorldComp-BIOCOMP09, Las Vegas, United States.
  12. Peng Y, Pio F (Presenter) (2009). Detection of transcriptional regulatory elements by phylogenetic foot-printing and protein-protein filtering. American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Systems Biology for Biochemists, Lake Tahoe, United States.
  13. Pio F, Lau D, Dalal K, Hon B, Yan K (2009). Are HIN200 proteins single stranded dna binding protein similar to replication protein A? Genome Instability and DNA Repair, Keystone Symposia, Taos, United States.
  14. Lau D, Hon B, Dalal K, Yan H, Pio F (Presenter) (2008). Oligomerization of the PAAD domain in the HIN200 family give new nucleic-acids binding properties to the death domain superfamily. Protein Crystallography Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  15. Lau D, Hon B, Dalal K, Yan H, Pio F (2008). Single stranded DNA binding properties of IFI16 and mDNA in the HIN-200 Family. The 8th Annual International Conference of the Canadian Proteomics Initiative, Burnaby, Canada.
  16. Peng F, Pio F (2008). Computational detection of transcriptional regulatory elements controlling protein complexes in apoptosis. WorldComp-BIOCOMP08, Las Vegas, United States.
  17. Poon LC, Methot SP, Morabi-Pazooki W, Pio F, Bennet AJ, Sen D (2011) Guanine-rich RNAs and DNAs that bind heme robustly catalyze oxygen transfer reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(6):1877-84. PMID: 21265562.
  18. Tan PP, Dargahi D, Pio F (2010) Predicting protein complexes by data integration of different types of interactions. International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design, 3(1):19-30. PMID: 20693608.
  19. Yan H, Dalal K, Hon BK, Youkharibache P, Lau D, Pio F (2008) RPA nucleic acid-binding properties of IFI16-HIN200. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, (7-8):1087-97. PMID: 18472023.
  20. Cooper DM, Thi EP, Chamberlain CM, Pio F, Lowenberger C (2007) Aedes Dronc: A novel ecdysone-inducible caspase in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Insect Molecular Biology, 16(5):563-72. PMID: 17725799.
  21. Cooper DM, Pio F, Thi EP, Theilmann D, Lowenberger C (2007) Characterization of Aedes Dredd: a novel initiator caspase from the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 37(6):559-69. PMID: 17517333.
  22. Dalal K, Pio F (2006) Thermodynamics and stability of the PAAD/DAPIN/PYRIN domain of IFI-16. FEBS Letters, 580(13):3083-90. PMID: 16678172.
  23. Shen W, Yun S, Tam B, Dalal K, Pio F (2005). Target selection of soluble protein complexes for structural proteomics studies. Proteome Science, 18:3(1):3. PMID: 15904526.
  24. Bogan MJ, Agnes GR, Pio F, Cornell RB (2005). Interdomain and membrane interactions of CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase revealed via limited proteolysis and mass spectrometry. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280(20):19613-24. PMID: 15713672.
  25. Lett D, Hsing M, Pio F (2004). Interaction profile-based protein classification of death domain. BMC Bioinformatics, 9:5:75. PMID: 15189571.
  26. Stehlik C, Hayashi H, Pio F, Godzik A, Reed JC (2003). CARD6 is a modulator of NF-kappa B activation by Nod1- and Cardiak-mediated pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(34):31941-9. PMID: 12775719.
  27. Damiano JS, Stehlik C, Pio F, Godzik A, Reed JC (2001) CLAN, a novel human CED-4-like gene. Genomics, 75(1-3):77-83. PMID: 11472070.
  28. Pathan N, Marusawa H, Krajewska M, Matsuzawa S, Kim H, Okada K, Torii S, Kitada S, Krajewski S, Welsh K, Pio F, Godzik A, Reed JC (2001). TUCAN, an antiapoptotic caspase-associated recruitment domain family protein overexpressed in cancer. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 24:276(34):32220-9. PMID: 11408476.
  29. Pawłowski K, Pio F, Chu Z, Reed JC, Godzik A (2001). PAAD - a new protein domain associated with apoptosis, cancer and autoimmune diseases. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 26(2):85-7. PMID: 11166558.
  30. Chu ZL, Pio F, Xie Z, Welsh K, Krajewska M, Krajewski S, Godzik A, Reed JC (2001). A novel enhancer of the Apaf1 apoptosome involved in cytochrome c-dependent caspase activation and apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 23:276(12):9239-45. PMID: 11113115.
  31. Li W, Pio F, Pawłowski K, Godzik A (2000). Saturated BLAST: an automated multiple intermediate sequence search used to detect distant homology. Bioinformatics. 16(12):1105-10. PMID: 11159329.
  32. Pio F, Assa-Munt N, Yguerabide J, Maki RA (1999). Mutants of ETS domain PU.1 and GGAA/T recognition: free energies and kinetics. Protein Science, 8(10):2098-109. PMID: 10548056.
  33. Anderson KL, Smith KA, Pio F, Torbett BE, Maki RA. Neutrophils deficient in PU.1 do not terminally differentiate or become functionally competent. Blood, 92(5):1576-85. PMID: 9716585.
  34. Kodandapani R, Pio F, Ni CZ, Piccialli G, Klemsz M, McKercher S, Maki RA, Ely KR. (1996). A new pattern for helix-turn-helix recognition revealed by the PU.1 ETS-domain-DNA complex. Nature. 380(6573).
  35. Lombardo A, Wang Y, Ni CZ, Dai X, Dickinson CD, Kodandapani R, Chiang S, White CA, Pio F, Xuong NH, Hamlin RC, Ruoslahti E, Ely KR (1996). Conformational flexibility and crystallization of tandemly linked type III modules of human fibronectin. Protein science, 5(9).
  36. Pio F, Kodandapani R, Ni CZ, Shepard W, Klemsz M, McKercher SR, Maki RA, Ely KR (1996). New insights on DNA recognition by ETS proteins from the crystal structure of the PU.1 ETS domain-DNA complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 271(38):23329-37. PMID: 8798534.
  37. Pio F, Ni CZ, Mitchell RS, Knight J, McKercher S, Klemsz M, Lombardo A, Maki RA, Ely KR (1995). Co-crystallization of an ETS domain (PU.1) in complex with DNA. Engineering the length of both protein and oligonucleotide. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 270(41).
  38. Scheerlinck JP, Lasters I, Claessens M, De Maeyer M, Pio F, Delhaise P, Wodak SJ. (1992). Recurrent alpha beta loop structures in TIM barrel motifs show a distinct pattern of conserved structural features. Proteins, 12(4).
  39. Khoo JC, Miller E, Pio F, Steinberg D, Witztum JL (1992). Monoclonal antibodies against LDL further enhance macrophage uptake of LDL aggregates. Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis: a journal of vascular biology / American Heart Association. 12(11).
  40. Lasters I, Wodak SJ, Pio F (1990). The design of idealized alpha/beta-barrels: analysis of beta-sheet closure requirements. Proteins, 7(3)
  41. Wodak SJ, Lasters I, Pio F, Claessens M (1990). Basic design features of the parallel alpha beta barrel, a ubiquitous protein-folding motif. Biochemical Society Symposium.
  42. Leroy A, Vu-Dac N, Theret N, Pio F, Fruchart JC (1989). Expression, location and cross-reactivity of two antigenic sites on the amino terminal region of rabbit and human apolipoprotein A-I. Atherosclerosis. 79(1).
  43. Pio F, De Loof H, Vu Dac N, Clavey V, Fruchart JC, Rosseneu M (1988). Immunochemical characterization of two antigenic sites on human apolipoprotein A-I; localization and lipid modulation of these epitopes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 959(2).