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Puja Banerjee

University of ChicagoORCID 0000-0002-8905-558XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Approach:simulation· 1

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HIV-1 Assembly is Assisted by IRSp53 Through an Interaction that Extends Gag Conformation

Curt Waltmann, Peggy Mérida, Puja Banerjee, Karolina Buresova, Chloé Poussineau, Julien Burlaud‐Gaillard, Raviteja Gurram, Jeriann R. Beiter, Cyril Favard, Delphine M. Muriaux, Gregory A. Voth

The paper shows that IRSp53 assists HIV-1 assembly by interacting with Gag and extending its conformation, which is validated through simulations and experiments.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Psi RNA-specific Binding Promotes HIV-1 Gag Conformational Change Critical for Immature Viral Particle Assembly

Ye Qiu, Puja Banerjee, Kaylee Grabarkewitz, Vicki Hopper Wysocki, Ioulia F. Rouzina, Greg Voth, Karin Musier‐Forsyth

This study shows that Psi RNA binding promotes a conformational change in HIV-1 Gag from compact to extended, essential for viral particle assembly, supported by FRET and molecular dynamics simulations.

RNA · Sep 29, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Mechanism of Phosphatidylserine Lipid Scrambling by Human SERINC3, an HIV-1Restriction Factor

Puja Banerjee, Mark J. Yeager, Gregory A. Voth

This study investigates the mechanism of phosphatidylserine scrambling by hSERINC3 using simulations, revealing a novel 'credit card' mechanism distinct from classical models.

bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics