Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Virology, Alphavirus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Sindbis virus, and Viral replication.
All Domains of SARS-CoV-2 nsp1 Determine Translational Shutoff and Cytotoxicity of the Protein
Alphavirus-induced transcriptional and translational shutoffs play major roles in blocking the formation of stress granules
Alphavirus-based replicons demonstrate different interactions with host cells and can be optimized to increase protein expression
Acquisition of Furin Cleavage Site and Further SARS-CoV-2 Evolution Change the Mechanisms of Viral Entry, Infection Spread, and Cell Signaling
Natural and Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Isolates Rapidly Evolve <i>In Vitro</i> to Higher Infectivity through More Efficient Binding to Heparan Sulfate and Reduced S1/S2 Cleavage
NAP1L1 and NAP1L4 Binding to Hypervariable Domain of Chikungunya Virus nsP3 Protein Is Bivalent and Requires Phosphorylation
Optimized production and immunogenicity of an insect virus-based chikungunya virus candidate vaccine in cell culture and animal models
Hypervariable Domain of nsP3 of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Is a Critical Determinant of Viral Virulence
Structural and Functional Characterization of Host FHL1 Protein Interaction with Hypervariable Domain of Chikungunya Virus nsP3 Protein
Lack of nsP2-specific nuclear functions attenuates chikungunya virus replication both in vitro and in vivo
Structural characterization and biological function of bivalent binding of CD2AP to intrinsically disordered domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 protein
Mutations in Hypervariable Domain of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus nsP3 Protein Differentially Affect Viral Replication
Multiple Host Factors Interact with the Hypervariable Domain of Chikungunya Virus nsP3 and Determine Viral Replication in Cell-Specific Mode
Novel Mutations in nsP2 Abolish Chikungunya Virus-Induced Transcriptional Shutoff and Make the Virus Less Cytopathic without Affecting Its Replication Rates
Sindbis Virus Infection Causes Cell Death by nsP2-Induced Transcriptional Shutoff or by nsP3-Dependent Translational Shutoff
Molecular Virology of Chikungunya Virus
β- <scp>d</scp> - <i>N</i> <sup>4</sup> -Hydroxycytidine Is a Potent Anti-alphavirus Compound That Induces a High Level of Mutations in the Viral Genome
Hypervariable Domain of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus nsP3 Redundantly Utilizes Multiple Cellular Proteins for Replication Complex Assembly
Novel Insect-Specific Eilat Virus-Based Chimeric Vaccine Candidates Provide Durable, Mono- and Multivalent, Single-Dose Protection against Lethal Alphavirus Challenge
New World and Old World Alphaviruses Have Evolved to Exploit Different Components of Stress Granules, FXR and G3BP Proteins, for Assembly of Viral Replication Complexes
A chikungunya fever vaccine utilizing an insect-specific virus platform
IFIT1 Differentially Interferes with Translation and Replication of Alphavirus Genomes and Promotes Induction of Type I Interferon
Both RIG-I and MDA5 detect alphavirus replication in concentration-dependent mode
Utilization of an Eilat Virus-Based Chimera for Serological Detection of Chikungunya Infection
Enhancement of protein expression by alphavirus replicons by designing self-replicating subgenomic RNAs
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Variants Lacking Transcription Inhibitory Functions Demonstrate Highly Attenuated Phenotype
Interferon-Stimulated Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerases Are Potent Inhibitors of Cellular Translation and Virus Replication
Hypervariable Domain of Nonstructural Protein nsP3 of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Determines Cell-Specific Mode of Virus Replication
The Amino-Terminal Domain of Alphavirus Capsid Protein Is Dispensable for Viral Particle Assembly but Regulates RNA Encapsidation through Cooperative Functions of Its Subdomains
A chimeric Sindbis-based vaccine protects cynomolgus macaques against a lethal aerosol challenge of eastern equine encephalitis virus