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Prashant Kaushal
University of California, Los AngelesORCID 0009-0001-6630-3309Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
Biology Disciplines
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2025-2026 · peak 4/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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- MicrobiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid induces hyperinflammation and vascular leakage through the Toll-like receptor signaling axis in macrophages
Zhenlan Yao, Pablo A. Alvarez, Carolina Chavez…·Melody M. H. Li
This study shows the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein drives hyperinflammation and vascular leakage in macrophages via Toll-like receptor signaling, contributing to severe COVID-19 complications.
3 citationstop 2% - MicrobiologyJournal of Extracellular BiologyPeer-reviewed
Polymicrobial extracellular vesicles reduce the innate immune response of human cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells
Lily A. Charpentier, Roxanna Barnaby, Carolyn Roche…·Bruce A. Stanton
This paper shows polymicrobial extracellular vesicles enhance virulence and inflammation in CF bronchial epithelial cells, and modulator therapy ETI does not reverse this effect.
DOI 10.1002/jex2.70176 - Cancer BiologyiSciencePeer-reviewed
Paracrine Signals from HIV-1 Infected Immune Cells Reprogram Cervical Cancer Pathways
Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Ujjwal Rathore, Sara K. Makanani…·Mehdi Bouhaddou
This study shows HIV-1 infected immune cells alter cervical cancer pathways through paracrine signals, with upregulated PI3K-AKT and interferon-stimulated genes.
3 citations - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
HIV-1 latency reversing agents converge on phosphoregulation of nuclear protein complexes
Jocelyn J. Ni, Prashant Kaushal, Shipra Sharma…·Mehdi Bouhaddou
This study identifies phosphoregulation of nuclear protein complexes by HIV-1 latency-reversing agents, revealing shared mechanisms across different LRAs.
DOI 10.1101/2025.11.13.688376 - MicrobiologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewed
Old World alphaviruses use distinct mechanisms to infect brain microvascular endothelial cells for neuroinvasion
Pablo A. Alvarez, Ashley Tang, Doug Winters…·Melody M. H. Li
This study identifies SLC2A3 as a key factor for Old World alphavirus neuroinvasion through BBB infection, revealing a conserved mechanism across multiple viruses.
7 citations - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Global Landscape of Human Kinase Motifs in Viral Proteomes
Kareem Alba, Doug Winters, Sara K. Makanani…·Mehdi Bouhaddou
The paper identifies human kinase motifs in viral proteomes, showing enrichment for stress and immune-related kinases and their phosphorylation in infected cells.
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