Machika Kaku

Interferon-β induction heterogeneity during KSHV infection is correlated to levels and activation of the transcription factors ATF2 and RelA, and not IRF3

The paper investigates IFN-β induction heterogeneity during KSHV infection and finds that ATF2 and RelA, not IRF3, correlate with IFN-β production.

Ex vivo HIV DNA integration in STAT3 drives T cell persistence--A model of HIV-associated T cell lymphoma

This paper identifies HIV proviral integration into STAT3 as a driver of T cell persistence and lymphoma-like features in an ex vivo model.