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Dilruba Akter

SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityORCID 0009-0009-9115-9933Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2

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Gary C. T. ChaniD· 2 shared Shima Moradpour· 2 shared Ben B. Chauder· 1 shared Brittany W. GeileriD· 1 shared Christine M. O'ConnoriD· 1 shared Dennis J. ThieleiD· 1 shared Eain A. MurphyiD· 1 shared Jennifer F. MoffatiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyJournal of VirologyPeer-reviewedNov 5, 2025

Human cytomegalovirus triggered necroptosis is suppressed by sequestration of MLKL in the nucleus of infected monocytes

Brittany W. Geiler, Shima Moradpour, Ben B. Chauder…·Gary C. T. Chan

This paper shows HCMV extends monocyte lifespan by blocking apoptosis and triggering necroptosis, which it suppresses by sequestering MLKL in the nucleus.

2 citations

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MicrobiologyAntiviral ResearchPeer-reviewedSep 23, 2024

Targeting the host transcription factor HSF1 prevents human cytomegalovirus replication in vitro and in vivo

Dilruba Akter, Juthi Biswas, Shima Moradpour…·Gary C. T. Chan

Inhibiting HSF1 reduces HCMV replication in vitro and in vivo by targeting an early stage of the viral replication cycle.

4 citations

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