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Virgile Rat

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueORCID 0000-0002-6197-7523Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Bárbara MülleriD· 1 shared Cyril FavardiD· 1 shared Damien Avinens· 1 shared Delphine M. MuriauxiD· 1 shared Don C. LambiD· 1 shared Eric MartíneziD· 1 shared Irene GialdiniiD· 1 shared J. K. BasuiD· 1 shared

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintJul 23, 2026

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein engages with viral RNA and ERGIC lipids to drive viral core assembly

Shovon Swarnakar, Jhili Mishra, Virgile Rat…·Delphine M. Muriaux

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein interacts with viral RNA and ERGIC lipids to drive viral core assembly through lipid clustering and RNP stabilization.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.23.740351

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintJul 22, 2026

Developing a fluorescent derivative of GagPol as a tool for live-cell imaging of HIV-1 assembly

Irene Gialdini, Virgile Rat, Maria Anders‐Össwein…·Don C. Lamb

This paper develops fluorescently labeled GagPol variants for live-cell imaging of HIV-1 assembly, enabling single-cell analysis of Gag and GagPol interactions and dynamics.

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fluorescence / live-cell microscopyexperimental assay

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