Publications
Complete bibliography at Google Scholar
2025
Wallace HL, Wight J, Dowding B, Rzeszutek GJ, Jafri MS, Baz M, Dowding B, Flamand L, Hobman T, Jean F, Joy JB, Lang AS, MacParland S, McCormick C, Noyce R, Russell RS, Sagan S, Snyman J, Bogoch I, Rasmussen AL, Rimoin AW, Kindrachuk J (2024) No Evidence of Anti-influenza NP Antibodies in Retail Milk from Across Canada (April – July 2024) medRxiv 2025.01.31.25321461; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.31.25321461
Chung D, Brask N, Matar S, Gallot-Lavallee L, Pringle ES, Duguay BA, Blais C, Slamovits CH, Rest JS, Collier JL, McCormick C, Archibald JM. (2025) Persistent mirusvirus infection in the marine protist Aurantiochytrium. Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5686297/v1 (in review)
Duguay BA, Tooley TH, Pringle ES, Rohde JR, McCormick C. (2025) A yeast-based reverse genetics system to generate HCoV-OC43 reporter viruses encoding an eighth subgenomic RNA. Journal of Virology 0:e01671-24
2024
Wilson A, McCormick C. (2024) Reticulophagy and viral infection. Autophagy. 21:1, 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2024.2414424
Wallace HL, Wight J, Dowding B, Baz M, Dowding B, Flamand L, Hobman T, Jean F, Joy JB, Lang AS, MacParland S, McCormick C, Noyce R, Russell RS, Sagan S, Snyman J, Rzeszutek GJ, Jafri MS, Bogoch I, Kindrachuk J, Rasmussen AL. (2024) Longitudinal Screening of Retail Milk from Canadian Provinces Reveals No Detections of Influenza A Virus RNA (April – July 2024): Leveraging a Newly-Established Pan-Canadian Network for Responding to Emerging Viruses. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. Just-IN https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2024-0120.
2023
Forrestall K, Pringle ES, Sands D, Duguay BA, Farewell B, Woldemariam T, Falzarano D, Pottie I, McCormick C, Darvesh S. (2023) Dual inhibition of coronavirus Mpro and PLpro enzymes by phenothiazines and their antiviral activity. Antiviral Research 220: December 2023, 105758.
2022
Pringle ES*, Duguay BA*, Bui-Marinos MP, Mulloy RP, Landreth SL, Desireddy KS, Dolliver SM, Ying S, Caddell T, Tooley TH, Slaine PD, Bearne SL, Falzarano D, Corcoran JA, Khaperskyy DA#, McCormick C#. (2022) Thiopurines inhibit coronavirus Spike protein processing and incorporation into progeny virions. PLOS Pathogens 18(9): e1010832.
*= co-first authors; # = co-corresponding authors
Duguay BA, Herod A, Pringle ES, Monro SMA, Hetu M, Cameron CG, McFarland SA#, McCormick C#. (2022) Photodynamic inactivation of human coronaviruses. Viruses 14(1), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010110
# = co-corresponding authors
2021
Baldwin SJ, Slaine PD, Keltie E, Palit S, McKinnell SL, Longpre BE, Ko KR, Green J, Markle G, Kim JS, McCormick C, Frampton JP. (2021) Non-Woven Textiles Formed from Contact-Drawn Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Nanofibers Provide Tunable Filtration and Virucidal Properties via Entrapment of Silver Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.1c00697)
Slaine PD, Kleer M, Duguay B, Pringle ES, Kadijk E, Ying S, Balgi AD, Roberge M, McCormick C#, Khaperskyy DA#(2021) Thiopurines activate an antiviral unfolded protein response that blocks influenza A virus glycoprotein accumulation. Journal of Virology 95:e00453-21.
# = co-corresponding authors
2020
Pringle ES, Robinson CA, Crapoulet N, Monjo AL-A, Bouzanis K, Leidal AM, Lewis SM, Gaston D, Uniacke J, McCormick C. (2020) KSHV lytic mRNA is efficiently translated in the absence of eIF4F. bioRxiv 356162; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/356162
Attwood KM, Robichaud A, Westhaver LP, Castle EL, Brandman DM, Balgi AD, Roberge M, Colp P, Croul S, Kim I, McCormick C, Corcoran JA, Weeks A. (2020) Raloxifene prevents stress granule dissolution, impairs translational control and promotes cell death during hypoxia in glioblastoma cells. Cell Death & Disease Nov 17;11(11):989.
Stolz ML, McCormick C. (2020) The bZIP proteins of oncogenic viruses. Viruses 12(7), 757; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12070757.
Ontiveros CC, Sweeney CL, Smith C, McIsaac S, Munoz S, Davidson R, McCormick C, Thomas N, Davis I, Stoddart AK, Gagnon GA. (2020) Characterization of a commercially-available, low pressure UV lamp as a disinfection system decontamination of common nosocomial pathogens on N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator (FFR) material. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 6:2089-2102.
Rahim MM*, Parsons B*, Price EL, Slaine PD, Chilvers BL, Seaton GS, Wight A, Medina-Luna D, Dey S, Grandy SL, Anderson LE, Zamorano Cuervo N, Grandvaux N, Gaglia MM, Kelvin AA, Khaperskyy DA, McCormick C#, Makrigiannis AP#. (2020) Defective influenza A virus RNA products mediate MAVS-dependent upregulation of human leukocyte antigen class I proteins. Journal of Virology Apr 2020, JVI.00165-20; DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00165-20. * = co-first authors, # = co-corresponding authors
Johnston BP, McCormick C. (2020) Herpesviruses and the unfolded protein response. Viruses, 12(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12010017
Pringle ES*, Wertman J*, Melong N, Coombs AJ, Young AL, O’Leary D, Veinotte C, Robinson C-A, Ha MN, Dellaire G, Druley TE, McCormick C#, Berman JN#. (2020) The zebrafish xenograft platform – a novel tool for modeling KSHV-associated diseases. Viruses 12(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12010012
* = co-first authors, # = co-corresponding authors
2019
Johnston BP, Pringle ES, McCormick C. (2019) KSHV activates unfolded protein response sensors but suppresses downstream transcriptional responses to support lytic replication. PLOS Pathogens 15(12):e1008185.
Peng Z, Raudonis R, McCormick C, Cheng Z. (2019) Early growth response 1 deficiency protects host against Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection. Infection and Immunity 88:e00678-19
Pringle ES, Robinson CA, McCormick C. (2019) KSHV lytic replication interferes with mTORC1 regulation of autophagy and viral protein synthesis. Journal of Virology 93:e00854-19
Gaucherand L*, Porter BK*, Levene RE, Price EL, Schmaling SK, Rycroft CH, Kevorkian Y, McCormick C#, Khaperskyy DA#, Gaglia MM#. (2019) The influenza A virus endoribonuclease PA-X usurps host mRNA processing machinery to limit host gene expression. Cell Reports 27(3):776-792. * = co-first authors, # = co-corresponding authors
Grandvaux N, McCormick C. (2019) CSV2018: the 2nd Symposium of the Canadian Society for Virology. Viruses 11(1), 79.
Thornbury M*, Sicheri J*, Slaine PD, Getz L, Finlayson-Trick E, Cook J, Guinard C, Boudreau N, Jakeman D, Rohde J, McCormick C. (2019) Characterization of novel lignocellulose-degrading enzymes from the porcupine microbiome using synthetic metagenomics. PLoS ONE 14(1): e0209221. * co-first authors
Pringle ES, McCormick C, Cheng Z. (2019) Polysome profiling analysis of translating mRNA and associated proteins. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, e79. doi: 10.1002/cpmb.79
2018
Monjo ALA, Pringle ES, Thornbury M, Duguay BA, Monro SMA, Hetu M, Knight D, Cameron CG, McFarland SA, McCormick C. (2018) Photodynamic inactivation of herpes simplex viruses. Viruses 10(10), 532; https://doi.org/10.3390/v10100532
Slaine PD, MacRae C, Kleer M, Lamoureux E, McAlpine S, Warhuus, M, Comeau AM, McCormick C, Hatchette T, Khaperskyy DA. (2018) Adaptive mutations in influenza A/California/07/2009 enhance polymerase activity and virion production. Viruses, 10(5), 272; doi: 10.3390/v10050272
Pang Z, Junkins RD, MacNeil AJ, McCormick C, Cheng Z, Lin TJ. (2018) Regulator of calcineurin 1 differentially regulates TLR-dependent MyD88 and TRIF signaling pathways. PLoS ONE 13(5): e0197491
2017
Finlayson-Trick E, Getz L, Slaine P, Thornbury M, Lamoureux E, Cook J, Langille M, Murray L, McCormick C, Rohde J, Cheng Z. (2017) Taxonomic differences of gut microbiome drive cellulolytic enzymatic potential within hind-gut fermenting mammals. PLoS ONE, 12(12): e0189404.
Slaine PD, Kleer M, Smith NK, Khaperskyy DA, McCormick C. (2017) Stress granule-inducing eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A inhibitors block influenza A virus replication. Viruses 9(12), 388; doi:10.3390/v9120388
Pang Z, Junkins RD, MacNeil AJ, McCormick C, Cheng Z, Chen W, Lin TJ. The calcineurin-NFAT axis contributes to host defense during P. aeruginosa lung infection. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 102(6):1461-1469.
McCormick C, Khaperskyy DA. Translation inhibition and stress granules in the control of the antiviral immune response. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 17(10):647-60.
McCormick C, Grandvaux N. (2017) 1st Workshop of the Canadian Society for Virology. Viruses 9(3), 54; doi:10.3390/v9030054
2016
Khaperskyy DA*, Schmaling S*, Larkins-Ford J, McCormick C**, Gaglia MM**. (2016) Selective degradation of host RNA polymerase II transcripts by influenza A virus PA-X host shutoff protein. PLoS Pathogens 12(2):e1005427 (*co-first authors, **co-corresponding authors)
Koritzinsky MC, Koch A, Riley B, Beauchemin N, Johnston GC, Johnston M, Koropatnick J, Loiselle C, Maslowska M, McCormick C, Mulligan L, Tsao M. (2016) From solo in the silo to strategic training programs CBE Life Sciences Education.15:le1
Klionsky DJ, … McCormick C et. al. (2016) Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (2nd edition) Autophagy 12(1):1-222.
2015
Sharif T, Ahn D-G, Liu R, Pringle E, Nunokawa A, Kwak M, Clements D, Martel E, Dean C, Marcato P, McCormick C, Godbout R, Gujar SA, Lee PWK. (2015) The NAD+ salvage pathway modulates cancer cell viability via p73. Cell Death & Differentiation, doi: 10.1038/cdd.2015.134. [Epub ahead of print].
Corcoran JA, McCormick C. (2015) Viral activation of stress-regulated Rho-GTPase signalling pathway disrupts sites of mRNA degradation to influence cellular gene expression. Small GTPases 6(4):178-185.
Khaperskyy DA, McCormick C. (2015) Timing is Everything: Coordinated Control of Host Shutoff by Influenza A Virus NS1 and PA-X Proteins. J. Virol. 89(13):6528-31.
Leidal AM, McCormick C. (2015) A Top-Notch Viral Oncogene. Cell Cycle 14(7):944-5.
Corcoran JA, Johnston BP, McCormick C. (2015) Viral activation of MK2-hsp27-p115RhoGEF-RhoA signaling axis causes cytoskeletal rearrangements, p-body disruption and ARE-mRNA stabilization. PLoS Pathogens 11(1): e1004597.
2014
Banfield BW, Mouland AJ, McCormick C. (2014) 1st international symposium on stress-associated RNA granules in human disease and viral infection. Viruses 6(9):3500-13.
Tompkins N, MacKenzie B, Ward C, Salgado D, Leidal AM, McCormick C and Pohajdak W. (2014) CASP is involved in migration and IFN-gamma secretion in Natural Killer cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 451(2):165-70.
Hobman TC, McCormick C. (2014) Editorial overview: Viruses and RNA silencing. Curr. Opin. Virol. 7:vii-x.
Khaperskyy DA, Emara MM, Johnston BP, Anderson P, Hatchette TF, McCormick C. (2014) Influenza A virus blocks antiviral stress-induced translation arrest. PLoS Pathogens 10(7): e1004217.
Junkins RD, McCormick C, Lin T-J. (2014) The emerging potential of autophagy-based therapies in the treatment of cystic fibrosis lung infections. Autophagy 10(3):1-10.
Keszei A, Tang X, McCormick C, Zeqiraj E, Rohde J, Tyers M, Sicheri F. (2014) Structure of an SspH1-PKN1 complex reveals the basis for host substrate recognition and mechanism of activation for a bacterial E3 ubiquitin ligase. Mol. Cell. Biol. 34(3):362-73.
2013
Junkins RD, Shen A, Rosen K, McCormick C, Lin T-J. (2013) Autophagy enhances bacterial clearance during P. aeruginosa lung infection. PLoS ONE 8(8): e72263.
Junkins RD, MacNeill AJ, Wu Z, McCormick C, Lin T-J. (2013) Regulator of calcineurin 1 suppresses inflammation during respiratory tract infections. J. Immunol. 190(10):5178-86.
2012
Leidal AM, Pringle ES, McCormick C. (2012) Evasion of oncogene-induced senescence by gammaherpesviruses. Curr. Opin. Virol. 2(6):742-8.
Corcoran JA, Khaperskyy DA, Johnston BP, King CA, Cyr DP, Olsthoorn AV, McCormick C. (2012) Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus G-protein coupled receptor prevents AU-rich element-mediated mRNA decay. J. Virol. 86(16):8859-71.
Leidal AM, Lee PWK, McCormick C. (2012) Viral subversion of autophagy impairs oncogene-induced senescence. Autophagy. 8(7):1138-40. (Punctum)
Khaperskyy DA, Hatchette TF, McCormick C. (2012) Influenza A virus inhibits cytoplasmic stress granule formation. FASEB J. 26(4):1629-39.
Leidal AM, Cyr DP, Hill RJ, Lee PWK, McCormick C. (2012) Subversion of autophagy by Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus impairs oncogene-induced senescence. Cell Host & Microbe 11(2): 167-80.
2011
Corcoran JA, Khaperskyy DA, McCormick C. (2011) Assays for monitoring viral manipulation of host ARE-mRNA turnover. Methods 55(2):172-81.
Lin LT, Chen TY, Chung CY, Noyce RS, Grindley TB, McCormick C, Lin TC, Wang GH, Lin CC, Richardson CD. (2011) Hydrolyzable Tannins (Chebulagic Acid and Punicalagin) Target Viral Glycoprotein-Glycosaminoglycan Interactions to Inhibit Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Entry and Cell-to-Cell Spread.
Pre-2010
McCormick C, Ganem D. (2006) Phosphorylation and function of the Kaposin B direct repeats of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. J. Virol. 80:6165-70.
McCormick C, Ganem D. (2005) The kaposin B protein of KSHV activates the p38/MK2 pathway and stabilizes cytokine mRNAs. Science 307:739-41.
Duncan G, McCormick C, Tufaro F. (2001) The link between heparan sulfate and hereditary bone disease: finding a function for the EXT family of putative tumor suppressor proteins. J. Clin. Invest. 108:511-516.
Cheung PK, McCormick C, Crawford BE, Esko JD, Tufaro F, Duncan G. (2001) Etiological point mutations in the hereditary multiple exostoses gene EXT1: a functional analysis of heparan sulfate polymerase activity. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 69:55-66.
McCormick C, Duncan G, Tufaro F. (2000) Herpes simplex virus: discovering the link between heparan sulphate and hereditary bone tumours. Rev. Med. Virol. 10:373-384.
McCormick C, Duncan G, Goutsos KT, Tufaro F. (2000) The putative tumor suppressors EXT1 and EXT2 form a stable complex that accumulates in the Golgi and catalyzes the synthesis of heparan sulfate. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 97:668-673.
McCormick C, Duncan G, Tufaro F. (1999) New perspectives on the molecular basis of hereditary bone tumors. Mol. Med. Today 5:481-486.
Jardine PJ, McCormick MC, Lutze-Wallace C, Coombs DH. (1998) The bacteriophage T4 DNA packaging apparatus targets the unexpanded prohead. J. Mol. Biol. 284:647-659.
Lind T, Tufaro F, McCormick C, Lindahl U, Lidholt K. (1998) The putative tumor suppressors EXT1 and EXT2 are glycosyltransferases required for the biosynthesis of heparan sulfate. J. Biol. Chem. 273:26265-26268.
McCormick C, Leduc Y, Martindale D, Mattison K, Esford LE, Dyer AP, Tufaro F. (1998) The putative tumour suppressor EXT1 alters the expression of cell-surface heparan sulfate. Nature Genet. 19:158-161.