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Bhawana Israni

Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)ORCID 0000-0001-8110-2903Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1

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Lukas SchrettenbrunneriD· 2 shared Matthew G. BlangoiD· 2 shared Alexander BruchiD· 1 shared Ambro van HoofiD· 1 shared Axel A. BrakhageiD· 1 shared Bettina Raguschke· 1 shared Corissa VisseriD· 1 shared Daniel Giddings VassãoiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 19, 2026

Human neutrophils release extracellular RNA that modulates Aspergillus fumigatus gene expression across kingdoms.

Alexander Bruch, Lukas Schrettenbrunner, Bhawana Israni…·Matthew G. Blango

The paper shows human neutrophils release extracellular RNAs that modulate gene expression in Aspergillus fumigatus, independent of fungal argonaute proteins.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.19.758605

humanfungi (other)

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 20, 2026

Characterization of tRNA ligase function in pathogenic fungi and trypanosomes reveals the ligase domain as a promising drug target

Khondakar Sayef Ahammed, Pedro Miramón, Lukas Schrettenbrunner…·Ambro van Hoof

The paper identifies the Trl1 sealing domain as a promising drug target for antifungal and anti-trypanosomal therapies by analyzing its essentiality in pathogenic fungi and trypanosomes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.16.745097

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EcologybioRxivPreprintDec 7, 2023

Influence of plant defense signaling and innate insect metabolic differences to the overall performance of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) corn and rice strains on maize as a host

Bhawana Israni, Bettina Raguschke, Michael Reichelt…·Daniel Giddings Vassão

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