College of Dentistry
Papp Lab
Led by Bernadett Papp · Oral Biology
What we study
The Papp Lab studies how cells maintain their identity and respond to viral infections, focusing on transcription factors, epigenetic regulators, and signaling pathways. They use genomics, imaging, and functional genetics to uncover mechanisms that could lead to new therapies.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Mechanisms sustaining lytic herpesviral infection in the oral cavity
Exploring how herpesviruses evade immune responses in the mouth.
Viral mechanism for engaging lytic cycle promoting host transcription factors
Identifying key transcription factors that drive viral replication.
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Immune evasion mechanisms by a tumor herpesvirus in the oral cavity
Studying how herpesviruses avoid immune detection in the mouth.
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Recent papers, explained
- Stage-specific regulation of KSHV infection by HIF-1α
2026 · Journal of Virology
Shows that low oxygen can trigger a virus to spread in cells, but only early in infection.
- Analysis of Metabolomic Reprogramming Induced by Infection with Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Using Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling
2025 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Finds that a virus changes how cells make energy, which may help it spread.
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- Genome-Wide Transcriptional Roles of KSHV Viral Interferon Regulatory Factors in Oral Epithelial Cells
2024 · Viruses
Compares how four viral proteins control genes in cells infected by a cancer-causing virus.
- Conserved linear motif within the immediate early protein ORF45 promotes its engagement with KSHV lytic cycle-promoting forkhead transcription factors, FOXK1 and FOXK2
2024 · Journal of Virology
Identifies a protein that helps a virus turn on genes to spread in cancer cells.
- Hypoxia and HIF-1α promote lytic de novo KSHV infection
2023 · Journal of Virology
Tests whether low oxygen makes a virus spread more in cells.
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How to reach out
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