Dr Matthew Turnbull
- Research Associate (Virology)
telephone:
4913
email:
Matthew.Turnbull@gla.systa-s.com
pronouns:
He/him/his
Publications
2026
Davies, E. L. et al. (2026) Alternative splicing broadens antiviral diversity at the human OAS2 locus. EMBO Journal, (Accepted for Publication)
2025
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2025) Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals. Science, 390(6776), eadq4691. (doi: 10.1126/science.adq4691) (PMID:41308154)
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2025) The potential of H5N1 viruses to adapt to bovine cells varies throughout evolution. Nature Communications, 16, 11042. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67234-1) (PMID:41398153) (PMCID:PMC12706089)
2024
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2024) Polygenic determinants OF H5N1 adaptation to bovine cells. bioRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.11.29.626120) (PMID:PPR948676)
2023
Pinto, R. M. et al. (2023) BTN3A3 evasion promotes the zoonotic potential of influenza A viruses. Nature, 619(7969), pp. 338-347. (doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06261-8) (PMID:37380775)
2021
Wickenhagen, A. et al. (2021) A prenylated dsRNA sensor protects against severe COVID-19. Science, 374(6567), eabj3624. (doi: 10.1126/science.abj3624) (PMID:34581622) (PMCID:PMC7612834)
Shaw, A. E. et al. (2021) The antiviral state has shaped the CpG composition of the vertebrate interferome to avoid self-targeting. PLoS Biology, 19(9), e3001352. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001352) (PMID:34491982) (PMCID:PMC8423302)
Szemiel, A. M. et al. (2021) In vitro selection of Remdesivir resistance suggests evolutionary predictability of SARS-CoV-2. PLoS Pathogens, 17(9), e1009929. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009929) (PMID:34534263) (PMCID:PMC8496873)
Morgan, D. C. et al. (2021) Stapled ACE2 peptidomimetics designed to target the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein do not prevent virus internalisation. Peptide Science, 113(4), e24217. (doi: 10.1002/pep2.24217) (PMID:33615115) (PMCID:PMC7883042)
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2021) A plasmid DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system and coronavirus toolkit for COVID-19 research. PLoS Biology, 19(2), e3001091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001091) (PMID:33630831) (PMCID:PMC7906417)
2019
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2019) TRIM69 inhibits vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus (VSIV). Journal of Virology, 93(20), e00951-19. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00951-19) (PMID:31375575)
Hussain, Saira, Turnbull, Matthew L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7234-5871, Pinto, Rute M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3291-1397, McCauley, John W., Engelhardt, Othmar G. and Digard, Paul
(2019)
Segment 2 from influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic viruses confers temperature-sensitive haemagglutinin yield on candidate vaccine virus growth in eggs that can be epistatically complemented by PB2 701D.
Journal of General Virology, 100(7),
pp. 1079-1092.
(doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001279)
(PMID:31169484)
Hussain, Saira, Turnbull, Matthew L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7234-5871, Wise, Helen M., Jagger, Brett W., Beard, Philippa M., Kovacikova, Kristina, Taubenberger, Jeffery K., Vervelde, Lonneke, Engelhardt, Othmar G. and Digard, Paul
(2019)
Mutation of influenza A virus PA-X decreases pathogenicity in chicken embryos and can increase the yield of reassortant candidate vaccine viruses.
Journal of Virology, 93(2),
e01551-18.
(doi: 10.1128/JVI.01551-18)
(PMID:30381488)
(PMCID:PMC6321911)
2018
Herron, L. R. et al. (2018) A chicken bioreactor for efficient production of functional cytokines. BMC Biotechnology, 18, 82. (doi: 10.1186/s12896-018-0495-1) (PMID:30594166) (PMCID:PMC6311007)
Feng, J. et al. (2018) Interferon-stimulated gene (ISG)-expression screening reveals the specific antibunyaviral activity of ISG20. Journal of Virology, 92(13), e02140-17. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.02140-17) (PMID:29695422) (PMCID:PMC6002717)
2016
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2016) Role of the B allele of the influenza A virus segment 8 in setting mammalian host range and pathogenicity. Journal of Virology, 90(20), pp. 9263-9284. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.01205-16) (PMID:27489273) (PMCID:PMC5044859)
2013
Elton, D. et al. (2013) The genetics of virus particle shape in equine influenza A virus. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 7(s4), pp. 81-89. (doi: 10.1111/irv.12197) (PMID:24224823) (PMCID:PMC5655883)
Articles
Davies, E. L. et al. (2026) Alternative splicing broadens antiviral diversity at the human OAS2 locus. EMBO Journal, (Accepted for Publication)
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2025) Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals. Science, 390(6776), eadq4691. (doi: 10.1126/science.adq4691) (PMID:41308154)
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2025) The potential of H5N1 viruses to adapt to bovine cells varies throughout evolution. Nature Communications, 16, 11042. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67234-1) (PMID:41398153) (PMCID:PMC12706089)
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2024) Polygenic determinants OF H5N1 adaptation to bovine cells. bioRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.11.29.626120) (PMID:PPR948676)
Pinto, R. M. et al. (2023) BTN3A3 evasion promotes the zoonotic potential of influenza A viruses. Nature, 619(7969), pp. 338-347. (doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06261-8) (PMID:37380775)
Wickenhagen, A. et al. (2021) A prenylated dsRNA sensor protects against severe COVID-19. Science, 374(6567), eabj3624. (doi: 10.1126/science.abj3624) (PMID:34581622) (PMCID:PMC7612834)
Shaw, A. E. et al. (2021) The antiviral state has shaped the CpG composition of the vertebrate interferome to avoid self-targeting. PLoS Biology, 19(9), e3001352. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001352) (PMID:34491982) (PMCID:PMC8423302)
Szemiel, A. M. et al. (2021) In vitro selection of Remdesivir resistance suggests evolutionary predictability of SARS-CoV-2. PLoS Pathogens, 17(9), e1009929. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009929) (PMID:34534263) (PMCID:PMC8496873)
Morgan, D. C. et al. (2021) Stapled ACE2 peptidomimetics designed to target the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein do not prevent virus internalisation. Peptide Science, 113(4), e24217. (doi: 10.1002/pep2.24217) (PMID:33615115) (PMCID:PMC7883042)
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2021) A plasmid DNA-launched SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system and coronavirus toolkit for COVID-19 research. PLoS Biology, 19(2), e3001091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001091) (PMID:33630831) (PMCID:PMC7906417)
Rihn, S. J. et al. (2019) TRIM69 inhibits vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus (VSIV). Journal of Virology, 93(20), e00951-19. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.00951-19) (PMID:31375575)
Hussain, Saira, Turnbull, Matthew L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7234-5871, Pinto, Rute M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3291-1397, McCauley, John W., Engelhardt, Othmar G. and Digard, Paul
(2019)
Segment 2 from influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic viruses confers temperature-sensitive haemagglutinin yield on candidate vaccine virus growth in eggs that can be epistatically complemented by PB2 701D.
Journal of General Virology, 100(7),
pp. 1079-1092.
(doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001279)
(PMID:31169484)
Hussain, Saira, Turnbull, Matthew L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7234-5871, Wise, Helen M., Jagger, Brett W., Beard, Philippa M., Kovacikova, Kristina, Taubenberger, Jeffery K., Vervelde, Lonneke, Engelhardt, Othmar G. and Digard, Paul
(2019)
Mutation of influenza A virus PA-X decreases pathogenicity in chicken embryos and can increase the yield of reassortant candidate vaccine viruses.
Journal of Virology, 93(2),
e01551-18.
(doi: 10.1128/JVI.01551-18)
(PMID:30381488)
(PMCID:PMC6321911)
Herron, L. R. et al. (2018) A chicken bioreactor for efficient production of functional cytokines. BMC Biotechnology, 18, 82. (doi: 10.1186/s12896-018-0495-1) (PMID:30594166) (PMCID:PMC6311007)
Feng, J. et al. (2018) Interferon-stimulated gene (ISG)-expression screening reveals the specific antibunyaviral activity of ISG20. Journal of Virology, 92(13), e02140-17. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.02140-17) (PMID:29695422) (PMCID:PMC6002717)
Turnbull, M. L. et al. (2016) Role of the B allele of the influenza A virus segment 8 in setting mammalian host range and pathogenicity. Journal of Virology, 90(20), pp. 9263-9284. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.01205-16) (PMID:27489273) (PMCID:PMC5044859)
Elton, D. et al. (2013) The genetics of virus particle shape in equine influenza A virus. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 7(s4), pp. 81-89. (doi: 10.1111/irv.12197) (PMID:24224823) (PMCID:PMC5655883)
Research datasets
2025
Turnbull, M. , Zakaria, M. K. , Upfold, N. , Bakshi, S., Magill, C., DAS, U. R., Clarke, A. , Mojsiejczuk, L., Herder, V. , Dee, K., Liu, N., Folwarczna, M., Ilia, G., Schultz, V. , Chen, H., Devlin, R., McCowan, J., Young, A., Po, W. W., Smollett, K. , Yaseen, H., Ross, R., Bhide, A., van Kekem, B., Fouchier, R., da Silva Felipe, A., Iqbal, M., Roberts, E. , Hughes, J. , Werling, D., Murcia, P. and Palmarini, M. (2025) The potential of H5N1 viruses to adapt to bovine cells varies throughout evolution. [Data Collection]
2024
Turnbull, M. , Wang, Y., Clare, S., Lieber, G., Williams, S. L. , Noerenberg, M. , Alexander, A. J.T., Hendry, S. C., Stewart, D. G., Hughes, J. , Swingler, S., Lytras, S., Davies, E. L., Harcourt, K. , Smollett, K. , Pinto, R. M., Lee, H.-M., Gaunt, E. R., Loney, C. , Jung, J. S., Lyons, P., Kapczynski, D., Hutchinson, E., Filipe, A. d. S., Taubenberger, J., Rihn, S., Baillie, K., Fodor, E., Castello, A., Smith, K. G., Digard, P. and Wilson, S. J. (2024) . Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals. [Data Collection]
2021
Wickenhagen, A., Sugrue, E. , Lytras, S., Kuchi, S., Noerenberg, M. , Turnbull, M. , Loney, C. , Herder, V., Allan, J., Jarmson, I., Cameron Ruiz, N., Varjak, M. , Pinto, R. , Lee, J. Y., Iselin, L., Palmalux, N., Stewart, D., Swingler, S., Greenwood, E. J. D., Crozier, T. W. M., Gu, Q. , Davies, E., Clohisey, S., Wang, B., Trindade Maranhã Costa, F., Santana, M. F., Carlos de Lima Ferreira, L., Murphy, L., Fawkes, A., Meynert, A., Grimes, G., ISARICC investigators, , Da Silva Filho, J. , Marti, M. , Hughes, J. , Stanton, R. J., Wang, E. C. Y., Ho, A. , Davis, I., Jarrett, R. , Castello, A. , Robertson, D. , Semple, M. G., Openshaw, P. J. M., Palmarini, M. , Lehner, P. J., Baillie, K., Rihn, S. and Wilson, S. (2021) A Prenylated dsRNA Sensor Protects Against Severe COVID-19. [Data Collection]
Shaw, A., Rihn, S. , Mollentze, N. , Wickenhagen, A., Stewart, D., Orton, R. , Kuchi, S., Bakshi, S., Collados Rodriguez, M. , Turnbull, M. , Busby, J., Gu, Q. , Smollett, K., Bamford, C., Sugrue, E. , Johnson, P. , Da Silva Filipe, A. , Castello, A. , Streicker, D. , Robertson, D. , Palmarini, M. and Wilson, S. (2021) The 'antiviral state' has shaped the CpG composition of the vertebrate interferome to avoid self-targeting. [Data Collection] (Unpublished)