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Shanan N. Emmanuel

University of Florida HealthORCID 0000-0003-4571-005XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Mechanisms of AAV neutralization by human alpha-defensins

Jessica M. Porter, Kaitlin R. Hulce, Mackenzi S. Oswald, Kevin Busuttil, Shanan N. Emmanuel, Antonette D. Bennett, Robert McKenna, Jason G. Smith

This study identifies how human alpha-defensins neutralize AAV2 and AAV6 by blocking viral entry and nuclear trafficking, revealing a common mechanism for inhibiting non-enveloped viruses.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 18, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology