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Melissa Phelps

Indiana University BloomingtonORCID 0000-0002-4636-4024Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Skeletons in the closet: The importance of actin in alphavirus replication

Alyssa Zaye Lara, Richard W. Hardy, Melissa Phelps, Irene L. G. Newton

The study identifies host factors involved in SINV replication and suggests Wolbachia may interfere with these factors through cytoskeletal interactions.

bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Wolbachia uses ankyrin repeats to target specific fly proteins

William Hamilton, Jonathan H. Massey, Erin Hardy, Sergio López-Madrigal, Melissa Phelps, MaryAnn Martin, Irene L. G. Newton

This paper identifies two Wolbachia ankyrin repeat proteins that interact with specific host proteins in Drosophila, revealing their role in infection and toxicity.

mBio · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology