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Melene A. Alakavuklar

Michigan State UniversityORCID 0000-0003-4067-6331Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Aretha FiebigiD· 1 shared Jared M. SchraderiD· 1 shared Kaveendya S. MallikaarachchiiD· 1 shared Rosemary NorthcoteiD· 1 shared Sean CrossoniD· 1 shared Thomas KimiD· 1 shared Vidhyadhar NandanaiD· 1 shared Vincent A Lawal· 1 shared

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BR-bodies link RNA homeostasis to stress tolerance and intracellular fitness in Brucella

Kaveendya S. Mallikaarachchi, Rosemary Northcote, Thomas Kim, Melene A. Alakavuklar, Vincent A Lawal, Vidhyadhar Nandana, Aretha Fiebig, Jared M. Schrader, Sean Crosson

This paper shows BR-bodies in Brucella regulate RNA stability and virulence by linking phase separation to stress resistance and intracellular fitness.

mBio · Oct 9, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology