Mrs Karen Kerr
- Research Project Support (Centre for Virus Research)
email: Karen.Kerr@glasgow.ac.uk
Centre for Virus Research, Sir Michael Stoker Building, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1qh
Research interests
Member of the Davison Group.
Publications
2021
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2021) A plasmid DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system and coronavirus toolkit for COVID-19 research. PLoS Biology, 19(2), e3001091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001091) (PMID:33630831)
2020
Lau, B. , Kerr, K., Gu, Q. , Nightingale, K., Antrobus, R., Suarez, N. M., Stanton, R. J., Wang, E. C., Weekes, M. P. and Davison, A. J. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long non-coding RNA1.2 suppresses extracellular release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 by blocking NF-κB activation. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10, 361. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00361) (PMID:32793512)
Tai-Schmiedel, J. et al. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long noncoding RNA4.9 regulates viral DNA replication. PLoS Pathogens, 16(4), e1008390. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008390) (PMID:32294138) (PMCID:PMC7185721)
2018
Garvey, M., Suárez, N., Kerr, K., Hector, R. , Moloney-Quinn, L., Arkins, S. and Davison, A. J. (2018) Equid herpesvirus 8: complete genome sequence and association with abortion in mares. PLoS ONE, 13(2), e0192301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192301) (PMID:29414990) (PMCID:PMC5802896)
2017
Davison, A. J. , Subramaniam, K., Kerr, K., Jacob, J. M., Landrau, N., Walsh, M. T., Wells, R. S. and Waltzek, T. B. (2017) Genome sequence of a gammaherpesvirus from a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Genome Announcements, 5(31), e00777-17. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00777-17) (PMID:28774992) (PMCID:PMC5543654)
2015
Gandar, F. et al. (2015) The genome of a tortoise herpesvirus (testudinid herpesvirus 3) has a novel structure and contains a large region that is not required for replicationIn vitroor virulence in vivo. Journal of Virology, 89(22), pp. 11438-11456. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01794-15) (PMID:26339050) (PMCID:PMC4645648)
Wilkie, G. S., Kerr, K., Stewart, J. P., Studdert, M. J. and Davison, A. J. (2015) Genome sequences of equid herpesviruses 2 and 5. Genome Announcements, 3(2), e00119-15. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00119-15) (PMID:25767243) (PMCID:PMC4357765)
2014
Wilkie, G. S., Davison, A. J. , Kerr, K., Stidworthy, M. F., Redrobe, S., Steinbach, F., Dastjerdi, A. and Denk, D. (2014) First fatality asociated with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 5 in an Asian elephant: pathological findings and complete viral genome sequence. Scientific Reports, 4, 6299. (doi: 10.1038/srep06299) (PMID:25199796) (PMCID:PMC5385831)
2013
Wilkie, G.S., Davison, A.J. , Watson, M., Kerr, K., Sanderson, S., Bouts, T., Steinbach, F. and Dastjerdi, A. (2013) Complete genome sequences of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses 1A and 1B determined directly from fatal cases. Journal of Virology, 87(12), pp. 6700-6712. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00655-13)
2012
van Beurden, S.J., Gatherer, D., Kerr, K., Galbraith, J., Herzyk, P., Peeters, B.P.H., Rottier, P.J.M., Engelsma, M.Y. and Davison, A.J. (2012) Anguillid herpesvirus 1 transcriptome. Journal of Virology, 86(18), pp. 10150-10161. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01271-12) (PMID:22787220) (PMCID:PMC3446616)
Articles
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2021) A plasmid DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system and coronavirus toolkit for COVID-19 research. PLoS Biology, 19(2), e3001091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001091) (PMID:33630831)
Lau, B. , Kerr, K., Gu, Q. , Nightingale, K., Antrobus, R., Suarez, N. M., Stanton, R. J., Wang, E. C., Weekes, M. P. and Davison, A. J. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long non-coding RNA1.2 suppresses extracellular release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 by blocking NF-κB activation. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10, 361. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00361) (PMID:32793512)
Tai-Schmiedel, J. et al. (2020) Human cytomegalovirus long noncoding RNA4.9 regulates viral DNA replication. PLoS Pathogens, 16(4), e1008390. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008390) (PMID:32294138) (PMCID:PMC7185721)
Garvey, M., Suárez, N., Kerr, K., Hector, R. , Moloney-Quinn, L., Arkins, S. and Davison, A. J. (2018) Equid herpesvirus 8: complete genome sequence and association with abortion in mares. PLoS ONE, 13(2), e0192301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192301) (PMID:29414990) (PMCID:PMC5802896)
Davison, A. J. , Subramaniam, K., Kerr, K., Jacob, J. M., Landrau, N., Walsh, M. T., Wells, R. S. and Waltzek, T. B. (2017) Genome sequence of a gammaherpesvirus from a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Genome Announcements, 5(31), e00777-17. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00777-17) (PMID:28774992) (PMCID:PMC5543654)
Gandar, F. et al. (2015) The genome of a tortoise herpesvirus (testudinid herpesvirus 3) has a novel structure and contains a large region that is not required for replicationIn vitroor virulence in vivo. Journal of Virology, 89(22), pp. 11438-11456. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01794-15) (PMID:26339050) (PMCID:PMC4645648)
Wilkie, G. S., Kerr, K., Stewart, J. P., Studdert, M. J. and Davison, A. J. (2015) Genome sequences of equid herpesviruses 2 and 5. Genome Announcements, 3(2), e00119-15. (doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00119-15) (PMID:25767243) (PMCID:PMC4357765)
Wilkie, G. S., Davison, A. J. , Kerr, K., Stidworthy, M. F., Redrobe, S., Steinbach, F., Dastjerdi, A. and Denk, D. (2014) First fatality asociated with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 5 in an Asian elephant: pathological findings and complete viral genome sequence. Scientific Reports, 4, 6299. (doi: 10.1038/srep06299) (PMID:25199796) (PMCID:PMC5385831)
Wilkie, G.S., Davison, A.J. , Watson, M., Kerr, K., Sanderson, S., Bouts, T., Steinbach, F. and Dastjerdi, A. (2013) Complete genome sequences of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses 1A and 1B determined directly from fatal cases. Journal of Virology, 87(12), pp. 6700-6712. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00655-13)
van Beurden, S.J., Gatherer, D., Kerr, K., Galbraith, J., Herzyk, P., Peeters, B.P.H., Rottier, P.J.M., Engelsma, M.Y. and Davison, A.J. (2012) Anguillid herpesvirus 1 transcriptome. Journal of Virology, 86(18), pp. 10150-10161. (doi: 10.1128/jvi.01271-12) (PMID:22787220) (PMCID:PMC3446616)
