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K. Thorsteinsson

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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F. Bano· 3 shared M. Bally· 3 shared D. V. Conca· 2 shared A. Dahlin· 1 shared A. M. Brown· 1 shared A. Olofsson· 1 shared D. Avinens· 1 shared D. van Bodegraven· 1 shared

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F. Bano

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Site-specific sulfations regulate the physicochemical properties of papillomavirus-heparan sulfate interactions for entry

F. Bano, L. Soria Martinez, D. van Bodegraven, K. Thorsteinsson, A. M. Brown, I. Fels, N. L. Snyder, M. Bally, M. Schelhaas

The paper investigates how specific sulfation patterns on heparan sulfate affect HPV16 binding and structural activation, revealing their role in virus entry.

bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2024Microbiology

Variant-specific interactions at the plasma membrane: Heparan sulfate's impact on SARS-CoV-2 binding kinetics

D. V. Conca, F. Bano, J. von Wiren, L. Scherrer, J. Svirelis, K. Thorsteinsson, A. Dahlin, M. Bally

This study investigates how heparan sulfate modulates SARS-CoV-2 variant binding kinetics to the cell surface, revealing increased affinity for Omicron BA.1 compared to the original Wuhan strain.

bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2024Microbiology

Recruitment of apolipoprotein E facilitates Herpes simplex virus 1 attachment, entry, and release

L. Liu, K. Thorsteinsson, F. Bano, S. W. Jayaweera, D. Avinens, D. V. Conca, H. Pace, H. Lövheim, A. Olofsson, M. Bally

This study shows that apolipoprotein E enhances herpes simplex virus 1 attachment, entry, and release by modifying its interactions with cell membranes.

bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2023Microbiology