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K. Gunasekera

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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J.-L. Reymond· 3 shared C. Eichwald· 2 shared C. Fraefel· 2 shared G. De Lorenzo· 2 shared G. Papa· 2 shared J. Vetter· 2 shared M. Seyffert· 2 shared M. Wiesendanger· 2 shared

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Anti-dengue viral activity of Glycyrrhiza glabra roots in Vero cells

K. G. Jayasekera, S. Suresh, C. Goonasekera, P. Soyza, N. Perera, A. Jayawardene, k. gunasekera

This study evaluates the antiviral activity of Glycyrrhiza glabra root extracts against all four dengue serotypes in Vero cells, finding 98-100% inhibition at the maximum nontoxic dose with good selectivity.

bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2023Microbiology

TurboID mapping reveals exportome of secreted intrinsically disordered proteins in the transforming parasite Theileria annulata

F. Bruhlmann, C. Perry, K. Gunasekera, J.-L. Reymond, A. Naguleswaran, S. Rottenberg, K. Woods, P. Olias

This study uses TurboID proximity labeling to identify secreted effector proteins from Theileria annulata, revealing nine nuclear and four cytosolic candidates, eight of which are intrinsically disordered proteins absent in non-transforming species.

bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Rotavirus spike protein VP4 mediates viroplasm assembly by association to actin filaments

J. Vetter, G. Papa, M. Seyffert, K. Gunasekera, G. De Lorenzo, M. Wiesendanger, J.-L. Reymond, C. Fraefel, O. R. Burrone, C. Eichwald

This study shows that rotavirus VP4 interacts with actin filaments to facilitate viroplasm assembly, using a recombinant virus with a modified VP4 to demonstrate the role of this interaction.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2022Microbiology

A recombinant rotavirus harboring a spike protein with a heterologous peptide reveals a novel role of VP4 in viroplasm stability

G. Papa, J. Vetter, M. Seyffert, K. Gunasekera, G. De Lorenzo, M. Wiesendanger, E. M. Schraner, J.-L. Reymond, C. Fraefel, O. R. Burrone, C. Eichwald

This paper engineers a recombinant rotavirus with a VP4-BAP tag, showing VP4's role in viroplasm stability and replication fitness.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology