Darrin Akins - Publications

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States 
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Microbiology Biology

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2023 Bowen HG, Kenedy MR, Johnson DK, MacKerell AD, Akins DR. Identification of a novel transport system in Borrelia burgdorferi that links the inner and outer membranes. Pathogens and Disease. PMID 37385817 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftad014  0.782
2019 Bista S, Singh P, Bernard Q, Yang X, Hart T, Lin YP, Kitsou C, Singh Rana V, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ, Zhnag K, Akins DR, Hritzo L, Kim Y, Grab DJ, et al. A novel laminin-binding protein mediates microbial-endothelial cell interactions and facilitates dissemination of Lyme disease pathogens. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. PMID 31758693 DOI: 10.1093/Infdis/Jiz626  0.384
2018 Iqbal H, Akins DR, Kenedy MR. Co-immunoprecipitation for Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions in Borrelia burgdorferi. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.). 1690: 47-55. PMID 29032535 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7383-5_4  0.775
2016 Shrestha B, Kenedy MR, Akins DR. Outer membrane proteins BB0405 and BB0406 are immunogenic but only BB0405 is required for Borrelia burgdorferi infection. Infection and Immunity. PMID 27920211 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00803-16  0.813
2016 Iqbal H, Kenedy MR, Lybecker M, Akins DR. The TamB ortholog of Borrelia burgdorferi interacts with the β-barrel assembly machine (BAM) complex protein BamA. Molecular Microbiology. PMID 27588694 DOI: 10.1111/Mmi.13492  0.797
2016 Kenedy MR, Scott EJ, Shrestha B, Anand A, Iqbal H, Radolf JD, Dyer DW, Akins DR. Consensus computational network analysis for identifying candidate outer membrane proteins from Borrelia spirochetes. Bmc Microbiology. 16: 141. PMID 27400788 DOI: 10.1186/S12866-016-0762-Z  0.783
2015 Dunn JP, Kenedy MR, Iqbal H, Akins DR. Characterization of the β-barrel assembly machine accessory lipoproteins from Borrelia burgdorferi. Bmc Microbiology. 15: 70. PMID 25887384 DOI: 10.1186/S12866-015-0411-Y  0.819
2015 Dunn JP, Kenedy MR, Iqbal H, Akins DR. Characterization of the β-barrel assembly machine accessory lipoproteins from Borrelia burgdorferi Bmc Microbiology. 15. DOI: 10.1186/s12866-015-0411-y  0.73
2014 Kenedy MR, Luthra A, Anand A, Dunn JP, Radolf JD, Akins DR. Structural modeling and physicochemical characterization provide evidence that P66 forms a β-barrel in the Borrelia burgdorferi outer membrane. Journal of Bacteriology. 196: 859-72. PMID 24317399 DOI: 10.1128/Jb.01236-13  0.806
2012 Kenedy MR, Lenhart TR, Akins DR. The role of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface proteins. Fems Immunology and Medical Microbiology. 66: 1-19. PMID 22540535 DOI: 10.1111/J.1574-695X.2012.00980.X  0.803
2012 Lenhart TR, Kenedy MR, Yang X, Pal U, Akins DR. BB0324 and BB0028 are constituents of the Borrelia burgdorferi β-barrel assembly machine (BAM) complex. Bmc Microbiology. 12: 60. PMID 22519960 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-60  0.789
2011 Caimano MJ, Kenedy MR, Kairu T, Desrosiers DC, Harman M, Dunham-Ems S, Akins DR, Pal U, Radolf JD. The hybrid histidine kinase Hk1 is part of a two-component system that is essential for survival of Borrelia burgdorferi in feeding Ixodes scapularis ticks. Infection and Immunity. 79: 3117-30. PMID 21606185 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.05136-11  0.769
2011 Kenedy MR, Akins DR. The OspE-related proteins inhibit complement deposition and enhance serum resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi, the lyme disease spirochete. Infection and Immunity. 79: 1451-7. PMID 21282413 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.01274-10  0.814
2010 Yang X, Lenhart TR, Kariu T, Anguita J, Akins DR, Pal U. Characterization of unique regions of Borrelia burgdorferi surface-located membrane protein 1. Infection and Immunity. 78: 4477-87. PMID 20696833 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00501-10  0.813
2010 Lenhart TR, Akins DR. Borrelia burgdorferi locus BB0795 encodes a BamA orthologue required for growth and efficient localization of outer membrane proteins. Molecular Microbiology. 75: 692-709. PMID 20025662 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2009.07015.X  0.821
2009 Kenedy MR, Vuppala SR, Siegel C, Kraiczy P, Akins DR. CspA-mediated binding of human factor H inhibits complement deposition and confers serum resistance in Borrelia burgdorferi. Infection and Immunity. 77: 2773-82. PMID 19451251 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.00318-09  0.805
2008 Coleman AS, Yang X, Kumar M, Zhang X, Promnares K, Shroder D, Kenedy MR, Anderson JF, Akins DR, Pal U. Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 2 does not contribute to complement resistance or host infectivity. Plos One. 3: 3010e. PMID 18714378 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0003010  0.817
2008 Alitalo A, Meri T, Lankinen H, Cheng Z, Jokiranta S, Seppälä I, Lahdenne P, Brooks C, Hefty PS, Akins DR, Meri S. Lysine-Dependent Binding of OspE to the C-terminus of Factor H Mediates Complement Resistance in Borrelia burgdorferi Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 59: 624-625. DOI: 10.1111/J.0300-9475.2004.01423Aj.X  0.771
2006 Brooks CS, Vuppala SR, Jett AM, Akins DR. Identification of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface proteins. Infection and Immunity. 74: 296-304. PMID 16368984 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.74.1.296-304.2006  0.831
2005 Alitalo A, Meri T, Comstedt P, Jeffery L, Tornberg J, Strandin T, Lankinen H, Bergström S, Cinco M, Vuppala SR, Akins DR, Meri S. Expression of complement factor H binding immunoevasion proteins in Borrelia garinii isolated from patients with neuroborreliosis. European Journal of Immunology. 35: 3043-53. PMID 16208765 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200526354  0.39
2005 Brooks CS, Vuppala SR, Jett AM, Alitalo A, Meri S, Akins DR. Complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 1 imparts resistance to human serum in Borrelia burgdorferi. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 175: 3299-308. PMID 16116222 DOI: 10.4049/Jimmunol.175.5.3299  0.823
2004 Alitalo A, Meri T, Chen T, Lankinen H, Cheng ZZ, Jokiranta TS, Seppälä IJ, Lahdenne P, Hefty PS, Akins DR, Meri S. Lysine-dependent multipoint binding of the Borrelia burgdorferi virulence factor outer surface protein E to the C terminus of factor H. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 172: 6195-201. PMID 15128807  0.801
2004 Anderton JM, Tokarz R, Thill CD, Kuhlow CJ, Brooks CS, Akins DR, Katona LI, Benach JL. Whole-genome DNA array analysis of the response of Borrelia burgdorferi to a bactericidal monoclonal antibody. Infection and Immunity. 72: 2035-44. PMID 15039324 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.72.4.2035-2044.2004  0.813
2003 Brooks CS, Hefty PS, Jolliff SE, Akins DR. Global analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi genes regulated by mammalian host-specific signals. Infection and Immunity. 71: 3371-83. PMID 12761121 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.71.6.3371-3383.2003  0.792
2003 Ojaimi C, Brooks C, Casjens S, Rosa P, Elias A, Barbour A, Jasinskas A, Benach J, Katona L, Radolf J, Caimano M, Skare J, Swingle K, Akins D, Schwartz I. Profiling of temperature-induced changes in Borrelia burgdorferi gene expression by using whole genome arrays. Infection and Immunity. 71: 1689-705. PMID 12654782 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.71.4.1689-1705.2003  0.802
2002 Ojaimi C, Brooks C, Akins D, Casjens S, Rosa P, Elias A, Barbour A, Jasinskas A, Benach J, Katonah L, Radolf J, Caimano M, Skare J, Swingle K, Sims S, et al. Borrelia burgdorferi gene expression profiling with membrane-based arrays. Methods in Enzymology. 358: 165-77. PMID 12474386 DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(02)58088-5  0.797
2002 Hefty PS, Brooks CS, Jett AM, White GL, Wikel SK, Kennedy RC, Akins DR. OspE-related, OspF-related, and Elp lipoproteins are immunogenic in baboons experimentally infected with Borrelia burgdorferi and in human lyme disease patients. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40: 4256-65. PMID 12409407 DOI: 10.1128/Jcm.40.11.4256-4265.2002  0.774
2002 Alitalo A, Meri T, Lankinen H, Seppälä I, Lahdenne P, Hefty PS, Akins D, Meri S. Complement inhibitor factor H binding to Lyme disease spirochetes is mediated by inducible expression of multiple plasmid-encoded outer surface protein E paralogs. Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 169: 3847-53. PMID 12244181 DOI: 10.4049/Jimmunol.169.7.3847  0.821
2002 Hefty PS, Jolliff SE, Caimano MJ, Wikel SK, Akins DR. Changes in temporal and spatial patterns of outer surface lipoprotein expression generate population heterogeneity and antigenic diversity in the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. Infection and Immunity. 70: 3468-78. PMID 12065486 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.7.3468-3478.2002  0.816
2002 Elias AF, Stewart PE, Grimm D, Caimano MJ, Eggers CH, Tilly K, Bono JL, Akins DR, Radolf JD, Schwan TG, Rosa P. Clonal polymorphism of Borrelia burgdorferi strain B31 MI: implications for mutagenesis in an infectious strain background. Infection and Immunity. 70: 2139-50. PMID 11895980 DOI: 10.1128/Iai.70.4.2139-2150.2002  0.59
2001 Hefty PS, Jolliff SE, Caimano MJ, Wikel SK, Radolf JD, Akins DR. Regulation of OspE-related, OspF-related, and Elp lipoproteins of Borrelia burgdorferi strain 297 by mammalian host-specific signals. Infection and Immunity. 69: 3618-27. PMID 11349022 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.6.3618-3627.2001  0.819
2000 Stevenson B, Zückert WR, Akins DR. Repetition, conservation, and variation: The multiple cp32 plasmids of Borrelia species Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2: 411-422. PMID 11075913  0.304
2000 Caimano MJ, Yang X, Popova TG, Clawson ML, Akins DR, Norgard MV, Radolf JD. Molecular and evolutionary characterization of the cp32/18 family of supercoiled plasmids in Borrelia burgdorferi 297 Infection and Immunity. 68: 1574-1586. PMID 10678977 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1574-1586.2000  0.589
1999 Akins DR, Caimano MJ, Yang X, Cerna F, Norgard MV, Radolf JD. Molecular and evolutionary analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi 297 circular plasmid-encoded lipoproteins with OspE- and OspF-like leader peptides Infection and Immunity. 67: 1526-1532. PMID 10024606  0.542
1998 Hagman KE, Lahdenne P, Popova TG, Porcella SF, Akins DR, Radolf JD, Norgard MV. Decorin-binding protein of Borrelia burgdorferi is encoded within a two- gene operon and is protective in the murine model of Lyme borreliosis Infection and Immunity. 66: 2674-2683. PMID 9596733  0.65
1998 Akins DR, Bourell KW, Caimano MJ, Norgard MV, Radolf JD. A new animal model for studying Lyme disease spirochetes in a mammalian host-adapted state Journal of Clinical Investigation. 101: 2240-2250. PMID 9593780  0.645
1997 Shevchenko DV, Akins DR, Robinson EJ, Li M, Shevchenko OV, Radolf JD. Identification of homologs for thioredoxin, peptidyl prolyl cis-trans isomerase, and glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase in outer membrane fractions from Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete Infection and Immunity. 65: 4179-4189. PMID 9317025  0.587
1997 Akins DR, Robinson E, Shevchenko D, Elkins C, Cox DL, Radolf JD. Tromp1, a putative rare outer membrane protein, is anchored by an uncleaved signal sequence to the Treponema pallidum cytoplasmic membrane Journal of Bacteriology. 179: 5076-5086. PMID 9260949  0.564
1997 Shevchenko DV, Akins DR, Robinson E, Li M, Popova TG, Cox DL, Radolf JD. Molecular characterization and cellular localization of TpLRR, a processed leucine-rich repeat protein of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete Journal of Bacteriology. 179: 3188-3195. PMID 9150213  0.577
1997 Lahdenne P, Porcella SF, Hagman KE, Akins DR, Popova TG, Cox DL, Katona LI, Radolf JD, Norgard MV. Molecular characterization of a 6.6-kilodalton Borrelia burgdorferi outer membrane-associated lipoprotein (lp6.6) which appears to be downregulated during mammalian infection. Infection and Immunity. 65: 412-21. PMID 9009290  0.628
1996 Cox DL, Akins DR, Bourell KW, Lahdenne P, Norgard MV, Radolf JD. Limited surface exposure of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface lipoproteins Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93: 7973-7978. PMID 8755587 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.15.7973  0.556
1996 Norgard MV, Arndt LL, Akins DR, Curetty LL, Harrich DA, Radolf JD. Activation of human monocytic cells by Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins and synthetic lipopeptides proceeds via a pathway distinct from that of lipopolysaccharide but involves the transcriptional activator NF-κB Infection and Immunity. 64: 3845-3852. PMID 8751937  0.515
1996 Porcella SF, Popova TG, Akins DR, Li M, Radolf JD, Norgard MV. Borrelia burgdorferi supercoiled plasmids encode multicopy tandem open reading frames and a lipoprotein gene family Journal of Bacteriology. 178: 3293-3307. PMID 8655511  0.566
1995 Akins DR, Porcella SF, Popova TG, Shevchenko D, Baker SI, Li M, Norgard MV, Radolf JD. Evidence for in vivo but not in vitro expression of a Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein F (OspF) homologue Molecular Microbiology. 18: 507-520. PMID 8748034  0.631
1995 Radolf JD, Arndt LL, Akins DR, Curetty LL, Levi ME, Shen Y, Davis LS, Norgard MV. Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins and synthetic lipopeptides activate monocytes/macrophages Journal of Immunology. 154: 2866-2877. PMID 7876555  0.514
1995 Cox DL, Akins DR, Porcella SF, Norgard MV, Radolf JD. Treponema pallidum in gel microdroplets: A novel strategy for investigation of treponemal molecular architecture Molecular Microbiology. 15: 1151-1164. PMID 7623668  0.556
1995 Radolf JD, Robinson EJ, Bourell KW, Akins DR, Porcella SF, Weigel LM, Jones JD, Norgard MV. Characterization of outer membranes isolated from Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete Infection and Immunity. 63: 4244-4252. PMID 7591054  0.542
1994 Radolf JD, Bourell KW, Akins DR, Brusca JS, Norgard MV. Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi membrane architecture by freeze-fracture electron microscopy Journal of Bacteriology. 176: 21-31. PMID 8282698  0.572
1994 Becker PS, Akins DR, Radolf JD, Norgard MV. Similarity between the 38-kilodalton lipoprotein of Treponema pallidum and the glucose/galactose-binding (MglB) protein of Escherichia coli Infection and Immunity. 62: 1381-1391. PMID 8132345  0.568
1993 Akins DR, Purcell BK, Mitra MM, Norgard MV, Radolf JD. Lipid modification of the 17-kilodalton membrane immunogen of Treponema pallidum determines macrophage activation as well as amphiphilicity. Infection and Immunity. 61: 1202-10. PMID 8454324  0.543
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