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Nias Y. G. Peng

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationORCID 0000-0002-7488-5441Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Adriana C. Pliego ZamoraiD· 1 shared Alberto Anastacio AmarillaiD· 1 shared Alejandro Rojas‐FernándeziD· 1 shared Alexander A. KhromykhiD· 1 shared Ariel IsaacsiD· 1 shared Benjamin LiangiD· 1 shared Christopher L. D. McMillaniD· 1 shared Constanza Salinas-RebolledoiD· 1 shared

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Inhibition of interferon signalling improves rabbit calicivirus replication in biliary organoid cultures

Elena Smertina, Megan Pavy, Nias Y. G. Peng, Omid Fahri, Maria Jenckel, Tanja Strive, Michael Frese, Ina Smith

This paper shows that inhibiting interferon signaling enhances RHDV replication in rabbit liver organoids, enabling serial passaging for the first time.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike-ACE2 receptor interaction

Eduardo A. Albornoz, Alberto Anastacio Amarilla, Naphak Modhiran, Sandra E. Parker, Xaria X. Li, Danushka K. Wijesundara, Adriana C. Pliego Zamora, Christopher L. D. McMillan, Benjamin Liang, Nias Y. G. Peng, Julian D. J. Sng, Fatema Tuj Saima, Devina Paramitha, Rhys H. Parry, Michael Selorm Avumegah, , Trent M. Woodruff

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 activates microglial NLRP3 inflammasome via spike-ACE2 interaction, potentially linking viral infection to neurological symptoms like Parkinson's.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience