Benoit Barbeau

Syncytium formation and HIV-1 replication are both accentuated by purified influenza and virus-associated neuraminidase.

Nuclear factor of activated T cells is a driving force for preferential productive HIV-1 infection of CD45RO-expressing CD4+ T cells.

Interleukin-4 promotes airway remodeling in asthma: regulation of procollagen I (alpha1) gene by interleukin-4.

NF-kappaB induction by bisperoxovanadium compounds requires CD45, p36(LAT), PKC, and IKK activity and exhibits kinetics of activation comparable to those of TCR/CD28 coengagement.

Protein tyrosyl phosphatases in T cell activation: implication for human immunodeficiency virus transcriptional activity.

T-cell receptor/CD28 engagement when combined with prostaglandin E2 treatment leads to potent activation of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1.

Hyper-responsiveness to stimulation of human immunodeficiency virus-infected CD4+ T cells requires Nef and Tat virus gene products and results from higher NFAT, NF-kappaB, and AP-1 induction.

T-cell activation leads to poor activation of the HIV-1 clade E long terminal repeat and weak association of nuclear factor-kappaB and NFAT with its enhancer region.

Activation of HTLV-I gene transcription by protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors.

Influenza virus activates human immunodeficiency virus type-1 gene expression in human CD4-expressing T cells through an NF-kappaB-dependent pathway.

Impacts of water quality on chlorine and chlorine dioxide efficacy in natural waters.

A new sensitive and quantitative HTLV-I-mediated cell fusion assay in T cells.

HIV-1-mediated syncytium formation promotes cell-to-cell transfer of Tax protein and HTLV-I gene expression.

HTLV-I antisense transcripts initiating in the 3'LTR are alternatively spliced and polyadenylated.

A modified version of a Fos-associated cluster in HBZ affects Jun transcriptional potency.

HBZ, a new important player in the mystery of adult T-cell leukemia.

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) bZIP protein interacts with the cellular transcription factor CREB to inhibit HTLV-1 transcription.

The HBZ-SP1 isoform of human T-cell leukemia virus type I represses JunB activity by sequestration into nuclear bodies.

Impact of microparticles on UV disinfection of indigenous aerobic spores.

Nematodes as a source of total coliforms in a distribution system.

Virus occurrence in municipal groundwater sources in Quebec, Canada.

Detection, characterization and regulation of antisense transcripts in HIV-1.

Does the HBZ gene represent a new potential target for the treatment of adult T-cell leukemia?

An interaction between the human T cell leukemia virus type 1 basic leucine zipper factor (HBZ) and the KIX domain of p300/CBP contributes to the down-regulation of tax-dependent viral transcription by HBZ.

Protection of waterborne pathogens by higher organisms in drinking water: a review.

PGJ2 antagonizes NF-kappaB-induced HIV-1 LTR activation in colonic epithelial cells.

Including operational data in QMRA model: development and impact of model inputs.

Induction of galectin-1 expression by HTLV-I Tax and its impact on HTLV-I infectivity.

Upregulation of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 antisense transcription by the viral tax protein.

Endocrinology and cell signaling in human villous trophoblast.

Protection against UV disinfection of E. coli bacteria and B. subtilis spores ingested by C. elegans nematodes.

Propensity for HBZ-SP1 isoform of HTLV-I to inhibit c-Jun activity correlates with sequestration of c-Jun into nuclear bodies rather than inhibition of its DNA-binding activity.

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 produces a spliced antisense transcript encoding a protein that lacks a classic bZIP domain but still inhibits Tax2-mediated transcription.

Syncytin-2 plays an important role in the fusion of human trophoblast cells.

Role of predation by zooplankton in transport and fate of protozoan (oo)cysts in granular activated carbon filtration.

Vulnerability of Quebec drinking-water treatment plants to cyanotoxins in a climate change context.

Oxidation kinetics of cyclophosphamide and methotrexate by ozone in drinking water.

[Adult T-cell leukemia induced by HTLV-1: before and after HBZ].

Intellectual impairment in school-age children exposed to manganese from drinking water.

A simulation model of waterborne gastro-intestinal disease outbreaks: description and initial evaluation.

Low-level bromate analysis in drinking water by ion chromatography with optimized suppressed conductivity cell current followed by a post-column reaction and UV/Vis detection.

Reduced expression of both syncytin 1 and syncytin 2 correlates with severity of preeclampsia.

Performance of point-of-use devices to remove manganese from drinking water.

Spatial and temporal variations of manganese concentrations in drinking water.

Comparison of the role of attachment, aggregation and internalisation of microorganisms in UVC and UVA (solar) disinfection.

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3)- and HTLV-4-derived antisense transcripts encode proteins with similar Tax-inhibiting functions but distinct subcellular localization.

Polarized expression of the membrane ASP protein derived from HIV-1 antisense transcription in T cells.

Making sense out of antisense transcription in human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs).

Activation of LTRs from different human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) families by the HTLV-1 tax protein and T-cell activators.

Transcriptional and functional studies of Human Endogenous Retrovirus envelope EnvP(b) and EnvV genes in human trophoblasts.

A new luciferase-based quantitative assay for the evaluation of human trophoblast fusion.

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) bZIP factor requires cellular transcription factor JunD to upregulate HTLV-1 antisense transcription from the 3' long terminal repeat.

Impact of UV/H₂O₂ advanced oxidation treatment on molecular weight distribution of NOM and biostability of water.

HIV-1 antisense transcription is preferentially activated in primary monocyte-derived cells.

Ozone oxidation of antidepressants in wastewater -Treatment evaluation and characterization of new by-products by LC-QToFMS.

Detection of the HIV-1 minus-strand-encoded antisense protein and its association with autophagy.

Oxidation of Microcystis aeruginosa and Anabaena flos-aquae by ozone: impacts on cell integrity and chlorination by-product formation.

Functional comparison of antisense proteins of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 in viral pathogenesis.

Pyrolucite fluidized-bed reactor (PFBR): a robust and compact process for removing manganese from groundwater.

Validation of a simple method for predicting the disinfection performance in a flow-through contactor.

Conference highlights of the 16th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and related retroviruses, 26-30 June 2013, Montreal, Canada.

Changes in Escherichia coli to Cryptosporidium ratios for various fecal pollution sources and drinking water intakes.

Syncytin proteins incorporated in placenta exosomes are important for cell uptake and show variation in abundance in serum exosomes from patients with preeclampsia.

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and HTLV-4 antisense-transcript-encoded proteins interact and transactivate Jun family-dependent transcription via their atypical bZIP motif.

Construction of a reporter vector for analysis of bidirectional transcriptional activity of retrovirus LTR.

Predation and transport of persistent pathogens in GAC and slow sand filters: a threat to drinking water safety?

Hypericum caprifoliatum and Hypericum connatum affect human trophoblast-like cells differentiation and Ca(2+) influx.

Neurobehavioral function in school-age children exposed to manganese in drinking water.

Implication of human endogenous retrovirus envelope proteins in placental functions.

Reviving an old HIV-1 gene: the HIV-1 antisense protein.

Ammonia removal in the carbon contactor of a hybrid membrane process.

Fate of toxic cyanobacterial genera from natural bloom events during ozonation.

Does chronic infection in retroviruses have a sense?

A CRE/AP-1-like motif is essential for induced syncytin-2 expression and fusion in human trophoblast-like model.

The degradation behaviour of nine diverse contaminants in urban surface water and wastewater prior to water treatment.

Roles of HTLV-1 basic Zip Factor (HBZ) in Viral Chronicity and Leukemic Transformation. Potential New Therapeutic Approaches to Prevent and Treat HTLV-1-Related Diseases.

Characterization of ballasted flocs in water treatment using microscopy.

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition).

MRI pallidal signal in children exposed to manganese in drinking water.

Performance of biological magnetic powdered activated carbon for drinking water purification.

Manganese concentrations in drinking water from villages near banana plantations with aerial mancozeb spraying in Costa Rica: Results from the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA).

Breakthrough of cyanobacteria in bank filtration.

Impact of PAC Fines in Fouling of Polymeric and Ceramic Low-Pressure Membranes for Drinking Water Treatment.