Mohan Somasundaran PHD
Title Research Associate Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Pediatrics
Division Pediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
373 Plantation Street
Worcester MA 01605
Telephone 508-856-4151
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Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department Center for AIDS Research

Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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Publications
1. Wang S, Kishko M, Wan S, Wang Y, Brewster F, Gray GE, Violari A, Sullivan JL, Somasundaran M, Luzuriaga K, Lu S. Pilot study on the immunogenicity of paired Env immunogens from mother-to-child transmitted HIV-1 isolates. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2012 Nov 1; 8(11):1638-47.
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2. Li M, Shandilya SM, Carpenter MA, Rathore A, Brown WL, Perkins AL, Harki DA, Solberg J, Hook DJ, Pandey KK, Parniak MA, Johnson JR, Krogan NJ, Somasundaran M, Ali A, Schiffer CA, Harris RS. First-In-Class Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Single-Strand DNA Cytosine Deaminase APOBEC3G. ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Mar 16; 7(3):506-17.
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3. Auclair JR, Somasundaran M, Green KM, Evans JE, Schiffer CA, Ringe D, Petsko GA, Agar JN. Mass spectrometry tools for analysis of intermolecular interactions. Methods Mol Biol. 2012; 896:387-98.
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4. Kishko M, Somasundaran M, Brewster F, Sullivan JL, Clapham PR, Luzuriaga K. Genotypic and functional properties of early infant HIV-1 envelopes. Retrovirology. 2011; 8:67.
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5. Greenough TC, Campellone SC, Brody R, Jain S, Sanchez-Merino V, Somasundaran M, Luzuriaga K. Programmed Death-1 expression on Epstein Barr virus specific CD8+ T cells varies by stage of infection, epitope specificity, and T-cell receptor usage. PLoS One. 2010; 5(9):e12926.
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6. Shandilya SM, Nalam MN, Nalivaika EA, Gross PJ, Valesano JC, Shindo K, Li M, Munson M, Royer WE, Harjes E, Kono T, Matsuo H, Harris RS, Somasundaran M, Schiffer CA. Crystal structure of the APOBEC3G catalytic domain reveals potential oligomerization interfaces. Structure. 2010 Jan 13; 18(1):28-38.
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7. Sophan S, Meng CY, Pean P, Harwell J, Hutton E, Trzmielina S, Somasundaran M, Luzuriaga K, Pugatch D. Virologic and immunologic outcomes in HIV-infected Cambodian children after 18 months of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2010 Jan; 41(1):126-37.
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8. Mehta N, Trzmielina S, Nonyane BA, Eliot MN, Lin R, Foulkes AS, McNeal K, Ammann A, Eulalievyolo V, Sullivan JL, Luzuriaga K, Somasundaran M. Low-cost HIV-1 diagnosis and quantification in dried blood spots by real time PCR. PLoS One. 2009; 4(6):e5819.
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9. Mitchell C, Jennings C, Brambilla D, Aldrovandi G, Amedee AM, Beck I, Bremer JW, Coombs R, Decker D, Fiscus S, Fitzgibbon J, Luzuriaga K, Moye J, Palumbo P, Reichelderfer P, Somasundaran M, Stevens W, Frenkel L. Diminished human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA yield from dried blood spots after storage in a humid incubator at 37 degrees C compared to -20 degrees C. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Sep; 46(9):2945-9.
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10. Sanchez-Merino V, Farrow MA, Brewster F, Somasundaran M, Luzuriaga K. Identification and characterization of HIV-1 CD8+ T cell escape variants with impaired fitness. J Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15; 197(2):300-8.
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11. Auclair JR, Green KM, Shandilya S, Evans JE, Somasundaran M, Schiffer CA. Mass spectrometry analysis of HIV-1 Vif reveals an increase in ordered structure upon oligomerization in regions necessary for viral infectivity. Proteins. 2007 Nov 1; 69(2):270-84.
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12. Gibson L, Dooley S, Trzmielina S, Somasundaran M, Fisher D, Revello MG, Luzuriaga K. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IE1- and pp65-specific CD8+ T cell responses broaden over time after primary CMV infection in infants. J Infect Dis. 2007 Jun 15; 195(12):1789-98.
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13. Greenough TC, Carville A, Coderre J, Somasundaran M, Sullivan JL, Luzuriaga K, Mansfield K. Pneumonitis and multi-organ system disease in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus. Am J Pathol. 2005 Aug; 167(2):455-63.
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14. Farrow MA, Somasundaran M, Zhang C, Gabuzda D, Sullivan JL, Greenough TC. Nuclear localization of HIV type 1 Vif isolated from a long-term asymptomatic individual and potential role in virus attenuation. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2005 Jun; 21(6):565-74.
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15. Greenough TC, Babcock GJ, Roberts A, Hernandez HJ, Thomas WD, Coccia JA, Graziano RF, Srinivasan M, Lowy I, Finberg RW, Subbarao K, Vogel L, Somasundaran M, Luzuriaga K, Sullivan JL, Ambrosino DM. Development and characterization of a severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus-neutralizing human monoclonal antibody that provides effective immunoprophylaxis in mice. J Infect Dis. 2005 Feb 15; 191(4):507-14.
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16. Li W, Greenough TC, Moore MJ, Vasilieva N, Somasundaran M, Sullivan JL, Farzan M, Choe H. Efficient replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in mouse cells is limited by murine angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. J Virol. 2004 Oct; 78(20):11429-33.
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17. Li W, Moore MJ, Vasilieva N, Sui J, Wong SK, Berne MA, Somasundaran M, Sullivan JL, Luzuriaga K, Greenough TC, Choe H, Farzan M. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus. Nature. 2003 Nov 27; 426(6965):450-4.
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18. Precopio ML, Sullivan JL, Willard C, Somasundaran M, Luzuriaga K. Differential kinetics and specificity of EBV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells during primary infection. J Immunol. 2003 Mar 1; 170(5):2590-8.
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19. Somasundaran M, Sharkey M, Brichacek B, Luzuriaga K, Emerman M, Sullivan JL, Stevenson M. Evidence for a cytopathogenicity determinant in HIV-1 Vpr. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jul 9; 99(14):9503-8.
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20. Haran JP, Greenough TC, Luzuriaga K, Sullivan JL, Flanigan T, Somasundaran M. Enhanced culture method for detection of replication-competent virus in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HIV type 1-infected individuals. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2002 May 20; 18(8):577-83.
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21. Forte SE, Somasundaran M, Sullivan JL. Attenuation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 cytopathic effects by replacing a 424-bp region of envelope from a noncytopathic biological clone. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2000 Jan 20; 16(2):125-37.
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22. Greenough TC, Brettler DB, Kirchhoff F, Alexander L, Desrosiers RC, O'Brien SJ, Somasundaran M, Luzuriaga K, Sullivan JL. Long-term nonprogressive infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in a hemophilia cohort. J Infect Dis. 1999 Dec; 180(6):1790-802.
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23. Pal A, Greenough TC, Sullivan JL, Somasundaran M. In vitro characterization of adult primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1: demonstration of distinctive single-cell killing phenotypes in spite of similar levels of viral replication. J Infect Dis. 1997 Oct; 176(4):933-40.
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24. Greenough TC, Brettler DB, Somasundaran M, Panicali DL, Sullivan JL. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), virus load, and CD4 T cell loss: evidence supporting a protective role for CTL in vivo. J Infect Dis. 1997 Jul; 176(1):118-25.
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25. Tamaki H, Byron KS, Sullivan JL, Somasundaran M. Detection and differentiation of Epstein-Barr virus strains by in situ polymerase chain reaction. Mol Cell Probes. 1997 Jun; 11(3):237-41.
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26. Forte SE, Sullivan JL, Somasundaran M. In vitro characterization of HIV type 1 biological clones from asymptomatic and symptomatic pediatric patients. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1996 Nov 20; 12(17):1585-93.
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27. Tamaki H, Beaulieu BL, Somasundaran M, Sullivan JL. Major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to Epstein-Barr virus in children. J Infect Dis. 1995 Sep; 172(3):739-46.
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28. Forte SE, Byron KS, Sullivan JL, Somasundaran M. Non-syncytium-inducing HIV type 1 isolated from infected individuals replicates in MT-2 cells. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1994 Dec; 10(12):1613-8.
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29. Somasundaran M, Zapp ML, Beattie LK, Pang L, Byron KS, Bassell GJ, Sullivan JL, Singer RH. Localization of HIV RNA in mitochondria of infected cells: potential role in cytopathogenicity. J Cell Biol. 1994 Sep; 126(6):1353-60.
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30. Greenough TC, Somasundaran M, Brettler DB, Hesselton RM, Alimenti A, Kirchhoff F, Panicali D, Sullivan JL. Normal immune function and inability to isolate virus in culture in an individual with long-term human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1994 Apr; 10(4):395-403.
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31. Koup RA, Hesselton RM, Safrit JT, Somasundaran M, Sullivan JL. Quantitative assessment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication in human xenografts of acutely infected Hu-PBL-SCID mice. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1994 Mar; 10(3):279-84.
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32. Margolis DM, Somasundaran M, Green MR. Human transcription factor YY1 represses human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transcription and virion production. J Virol. 1994 Feb; 68(2):905-10.
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33. Luzuriaga K, McQuilken P, Alimenti A, Somasundaran M, Hesselton R, Sullivan JL. Early viremia and immune responses in vertical human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. J Infect Dis. 1993 May; 167(5):1008-13.
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34. Brettler DB, Somasundaran M, Forsberg AF, Krause E, Sullivan JL. Silent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection: a rare occurrence in a high-risk heterosexual population. Blood. 1992 Nov 1; 80(9):2396-400.
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35. Robinson HL, Somasundaran M. Correction: copy numbers of HIV-1 RNA. Science. 1990 Mar 30; 247(4950):1531.
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36. Robinson HL, Somasundaran M. Retroviral pathogenesis: unexpectedly high levels of HIV-1 RNA and protein synthesis in a cytocidal infection. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1989; 567:50-7.
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37. Somasundaran M, Robinson HL. Unexpectedly high levels of HIV-1 RNA and protein synthesis in a cytocidal infection. Science. 1988 Dec 16; 242(4885):1554-7.
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38. Somasundaran M, Robinson HL. A major mechanism of human immunodeficiency virus-induced cell killing does not involve cell fusion. J Virol. 1987 Oct; 61(10):3114-9.
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39. Nair RM, Somasundaran M, Katikaneni LD, Purohit DM. Studies on LHRH and physiological fluid amino acids in human colostrum and milk. Endocrinol Exp. 1987 Mar; 21(1):23-30.
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40. Srimal S, Dorai DT, Somasundaran M, Bachhawat BK, Miyata T. A new haemagglutinin from the amoebocytes of the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. Purification and role in cellular aggregation. Biochem J. 1985 Sep 1; 230(2):321-7.
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Keywords   
HIV-1
HIV Infections
Virus Replication
RNA, Viral
Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral
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Co-Authors  
Brettler, Doreen
Greenough, Thomas
Ruiz De Luzuriaga, Katherine
Schiffer, Celia
Sullivan, John
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Physical Neighbors  
Guilherme, Adilson
Repik, Aleksandr
Ruiz De Luzuriaga, Katherine
Garabedian, Kilbyanne
Cairns, Valerie

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