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Rugile Puteikiene

Vilnius UniversityORCID 0009-0003-7181-4896Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Arūnas ŠilanskasiD· 2 shared Giedrius SasnauskasiD· 2 shared Inga SongailienėiD· 2 shared J. JuozapaitisiD· 2 shared Audronė RukšėnaitėiD· 1 shared Christopher N. VassalloiD· 1 shared Domantas VareikaiD· 1 shared Ema EzerskyteiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 23, 2026

Viral SSB-bound ssDNA activates the bacterial anti-phage defense system DARNA

Rugile Puteikiene, Christopher N. Vassallo, Arūnas Šilanskas…·Giedrius Sasnauskas

This study shows that viral SSB-bound ssDNA activates the bacterial anti-phage defense system DARNA by recognizing a signal promoted by viral proteins, enabling broad virus detection without auto-immunity.

2 citations

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintJan 26, 2026

Deoxydinucleotides activate the bacterial anti-phage defense system ApeA

J. Juozapaitis, Arūnas Šilanskas, Audronė Rukšėnaitė…·Giedrius Sasnauskas

The paper shows that deoxydinucleotides activate the bacterial anti-phage defense system ApeA by binding to a conserved pocket, enabling broad protection against phage infection.

4 citations

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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