Control of the rescue and replication of Semliki Forest virus recombinants by the insertion of miRNA target sequences.

by Kaspar Ratnik, Liane Viru, Andres Merits
Published 2013-01-01

SNAP-tagged Chikungunya Virus Replicons Improve Visualisation of Non-Structural Protein 3 by Fluorescence Microscopy

by Roland Remenyi, Grace C. Roberts, Carsten Zothner, Andres Merits, Mark Harris
Published 2017-07-01

Antigenic Variation of East/Central/South African and Asian Chikungunya Virus Genotypes in Neutralization by Immune Sera.

by Chong-Long Chua, I-Ching Sam, Andres Merits, Yoke-Fun Chan
Published 2016-08-01

N-glycosylation in the Pre-Membrane Protein Is Essential for the Zika Virus Life Cycle

by Yong-Dae Gwon, Eva Zusinaite, Andres Merits, Anna K. Överby, Magnus Evander
Published 2020-08-01

Versatile Trans-Replication Systems for Chikungunya Virus Allow Functional Analysis and Tagging of Every Replicase Protein.

by Age Utt, Tania Quirin, Sirle Saul, Kirsi Hellström, Tero Ahola, Andres Merits
Published 2016-01-01

Transfection of infectious RNA and DNA/RNA layered vectors of semliki forest virus by the cell-penetrating peptide based reagent PepFect6.

by Kalle Pärn, Liane Viru, Taavi Lehto, Nikita Oskolkov, Ülo Langel, Andres Merits
Published 2013-01-01

1,3-Thiazolbenzamide Derivatives as Chikungunya Virus nsP2 Protease Inhibitors

by Larisa Ivanova, Kai Rausalu, Eva Žusinaite, Jaana Tammiku-Taul, Andres Merits, Mati Karelson
Published 2021-02-01

Inhibitors of alphavirus entry and replication identified with a stable Chikungunya replicon cell line and virus-based assays.

by Leena Pohjala, Age Utt, Margus Varjak, Aleksei Lulla, Andres Merits, Tero Ahola, Päivi Tammela
Published 2011-01-01

Bortezomib inhibits chikungunya virus replication by interfering with viral protein synthesis.

by Parveen Kaur, Laura Sandra Lello, Age Utt, Sujit Krishna Dutta, Andres Merits, Justin Jang Hann Chu
Published 2020-05-01

Spindle-E Acts Antivirally Against Alphaviruses in Mosquito Cells

by Margus Varjak, Isabelle Dietrich, Vattipally B. Sreenu, Bethan Eluned Till, Andres Merits, Alain Kohl, Esther Schnettler
Published 2018-02-01

Characterization of the Zika virus induced small RNA response in Aedes aegypti cells.

by Margus Varjak, Claire L Donald, Timothy J Mottram, Vattipally B Sreenu, Andres Merits, Kevin Maringer, Esther Schnettler, Alain Kohl
Published 2017-10-01

IFN-I-tolerant oncolytic Semliki Forest virus in combination with anti-PD1 enhances T cell response against mouse glioma

by Miika Martikainen, Mohanraj Ramachandran, Roberta Lugano, Jing Ma, Minttu-Maria Martikainen, Anna Dimberg, Di Yu, Andres Merits, Magnus Essand
Published 2021-06-01

Analysis of Zika virus capsid-Aedes aegypti mosquito interactome reveals pro-viral host factors critical for establishing infection

by Rommel J. Gestuveo, Jamie Royle, Claire L. Donald, Douglas J. Lamont, Edward C. Hutchinson, Andres Merits, Alain Kohl, Margus Varjak
Published 2021-05-01

Chikungunya virus requires cellular chloride channels for efficient genome replication.

by Marietta Müller, Natalie Slivinski, Eleanor J A A Todd, Henna Khalid, Raymond Li, Magdalena Karwatka, Andres Merits, Jamel Mankouri, Andrew Tuplin
Published 2019-09-01

Unique epitopes recognized by antibodies induced in Chikungunya virus-infected non-human primates: implications for the study of immunopathology and vaccine development.

by Yiu-Wing Kam, Wendy W L Lee, Diane Simarmata, Roger Le Grand, Hugues Tolou, Andres Merits, Pierre Roques, Lisa F P Ng
Published 2014-01-01

RNA Interference-Guided Targeting of Hepatitis C Virus Replication with Antisense Locked Nucleic Acid-Based Oligonucleotides Containing 8-oxo-dG Modifications.

by Margit Mutso, Andrei Nikonov, Arno Pihlak, Eva Žusinaite, Liane Viru, Anastasia Selyutina, Tõnu Reintamm, Merike Kelve, Mart Saarma, Mati Karelson, Andres Merits
Published 2015-01-01

RIG-I and MDA-5 detection of viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity restricts positive-strand RNA virus replication.

by Andrei Nikonov, Tarmo Mölder, Rein Sikut, Kaja Kiiver, Andres Männik, Urve Toots, Aleksei Lulla, Valeria Lulla, Age Utt, Andres Merits, Mart Ustav
Published 2013-01-01

Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production...

by Xiang Liu, Margit Mutso, Age Utt, Anni Lepland, Lara J. Herrero, Adam Taylor, Jayaram Bettadapura, Penny A. Rudd, Andres Merits, Suresh Mahalingam
Published 2018-08-01

A Systems Approach to Study Immuno- and Neuro-Modulatory Properties of Antiviral Agents

by Eva Zusinaite, Aleksandr Ianevski, Diana Niukkanen, Minna M. Poranen, Magnar Bjørås, Jan Egil Afset, Tanel Tenson, Vidya Velagapudi, Andres Merits, Denis E. Kainov
Published 2018-08-01

Mutation of the N-Terminal Region of Chikungunya Virus Capsid Protein: Implications for Vaccine Design

by Adam Taylor, Xiang Liu, Ali Zaid, Lucas Y. H. Goh, Jody Hobson-Peters, Roy A. Hall, Andres Merits, Suresh Mahalingam, Diane E. Griffin
Published 2017-02-01