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Balindile B. Motsa

Purdue University West LafayetteORCID 0009-0008-9773-7071Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Systems Biology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Robert Virgil StaheliniD· 2 shared Elsje PienaariD· 1 shared Ethan J. PappasiD· 1 shared Jia NiuiD· 1 shared Kevin WuiD· 1 shared Mengyang ZouiD· 1 shared Michael D. CioffiiD· 1 shared Monica L. HusbyiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 26, 2026

Influenza A virus membrane fusion is regulated by the balance between receptor binding and cleavage

Steven D. Planitzer, Kevin Wu, Zhenyu Li…·Tijana Ivanovic

This study shows HA-receptor interactions regulate influenza A virus membrane fusion, with receptor density, HA affinity, and NA activity affecting fusion efficiency.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.25.714262

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MicrobiologyJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewedMar 24, 2024

Minor changes in electrostatics robustly increase VP40 membrane binding, assembly, and budding of Ebola virus matrix protein derived virus-like particles

Balindile B. Motsa, Tej K. Sharma, Michael D. Cioffi…·Robert Virgil Stahelin

This study shows that minor electrostatic changes in VP40 significantly affect membrane binding, assembly, and budding of Ebola virus-like particles.

6 citations

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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Systems BiologyJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewedMay 11, 2022

Mechanisms of phosphatidylserine influence on viral production: a computational model of Ebola virus matrix protein assembly

Xiao Liu, Ethan J. Pappas, Monica L. Husby…·Elsje Pienaar

This study uses a computational model to investigate how phosphatidylserine influences VP40 matrix protein assembly in Ebola virus, showing PS affects filament growth and assembly steps.

6 citations

humanstatistical model

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