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Andres Merits

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1 Phenoloxidase activity acts as a mosquito innate immune response against infection with Semliki Forest virus. PLoS Pathog 2012 1.69
2 Properly folded nonstructural polyprotein directs the semliki forest virus replication complex to the endosomal compartment. J Virol 2003 1.52
3 Polypurine (A)-rich sequences promote cross-kingdom conservation of internal ribosome entry. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.45
4 Antiviral RNA interference responses induced by Semliki Forest virus infection of mosquito cells: characterization, origin, and frequency-dependent functions of virus-derived small interfering RNAs. J Virol 2010 1.43
5 Inhibitors of alphavirus entry and replication identified with a stable Chikungunya replicon cell line and virus-based assays. PLoS One 2011 1.37
6 Regulation of the sequential processing of Semliki Forest virus replicase polyprotein. J Biol Chem 2003 1.34
7 A pathogenic role for CD4+ T cells during Chikungunya virus infection in mice. J Immunol 2012 1.27
8 Sequestration of G3BP coupled with efficient translation inhibits stress granules in Semliki Forest virus infection. Mol Biol Cell 2012 1.22
9 Role of the amphipathic peptide of Semliki forest virus replicase protein nsP1 in membrane association and virus replication. J Virol 2006 1.20
10 Novel attenuated Chikungunya vaccine candidates elicit protective immunity in C57BL/6 mice. J Virol 2013 1.19
11 Viperin restricts chikungunya virus replication and pathology. J Clin Invest 2012 1.16
12 Complex formation between hepatitis C virus NS2 and NS3 proteins. Virus Res 2005 1.14
13 Insertion of EGFP into the replicase gene of Semliki Forest virus results in a novel, genetically stable marker virus. J Gen Virol 2007 1.09
14 Modulation of Aire regulates the expression of tissue-restricted antigens. Mol Immunol 2007 1.07
15 Molecular determinants of substrate specificity for Semliki Forest virus nonstructural protease. J Virol 2006 1.07
16 Semliki forest virus-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress accelerates apoptotic death of mammalian cells. J Virol 2010 1.07
17 Novel functions of the alphavirus nonstructural protein nsP3 C-terminal region. J Virol 2009 1.05
18 Mutations in the nuclear localization signal of nsP2 influencing RNA synthesis, protein expression and cytotoxicity of Semliki Forest virus. J Gen Virol 2008 1.05
19 Cell-to-cell spread of the RNA interference response suppresses Semliki Forest virus (SFV) infection of mosquito cell cultures and cannot be antagonized by SFV. J Virol 2009 1.04
20 The type I interferon system protects mice from Semliki Forest virus by preventing widespread virus dissemination in extraneural tissues, but does not mediate the restricted replication of avirulent virus in central nervous system neurons. J Gen Virol 2007 1.04
21 Therapeutics and vaccines against chikungunya virus. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2015 1.00
22 Mutations at the palmitoylation site of non-structural protein nsP1 of Semliki Forest virus attenuate virus replication and cause accumulation of compensatory mutations. J Gen Virol 2007 0.98
23 Macromolecular assembly-driven processing of the 2/3 cleavage site in the alphavirus replicase polyprotein. J Virol 2011 0.97
24 The structure of GFRalpha1 domain 3 reveals new insights into GDNF binding and RET activation. EMBO J 2004 0.96
25 Construction, properties, and potential application of infectious plasmids containing Semliki Forest virus full-length cDNA with an inserted intron. J Virol Methods 2007 0.92
26 Properties of non-structural protein 1 of Semliki Forest virus and its interference with virus replication. J Gen Virol 2008 0.91
27 Functional cross-talk between distant domains of chikungunya virus non-structural protein 2 is decisive for its RNA-modulating activity. J Biol Chem 2014 0.90
28 Magnetic fractionation and proteomic dissection of cellular organelles occupied by the late replication complexes of Semliki Forest virus. J Virol 2013 0.89
29 RIG-I and MDA-5 detection of viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity restricts positive-strand RNA virus replication. PLoS Pathog 2013 0.88
30 Identification of mutations causing temperature-sensitive defects in Semliki Forest virus RNA synthesis. J Virol 2006 0.84
31 Virus replicon particle based Chikungunya virus neutralization assay using Gaussia luciferase as readout. Virol J 2013 0.84
32 Neurons and oligodendrocytes in the mouse brain differ in their ability to replicate Semliki Forest virus. J Neurovirol 2008 0.84
33 Molecular defects caused by temperature-sensitive mutations in Semliki Forest virus nsP1. J Virol 2008 0.84
34 Presentation overrides specificity: probing the plasticity of alphaviral proteolytic activity through mutational analysis. J Virol 2013 0.82
35 Properties and use of novel replication-competent vectors based on Semliki Forest virus. Virol J 2009 0.82
36 Transfection of infectious RNA and DNA/RNA layered vectors of semliki forest virus by the cell-penetrating peptide based reagent PepFect6. PLoS One 2013 0.81
37 Mouse macrophage innate immune response to Chikungunya virus infection. Virol J 2012 0.81
38 Novel viral vectors utilizing intron splice-switching to activate genome rescue, expression and replication in targeted cells. Virol J 2011 0.79
39 Novel vectors expressing anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 to study cell death in Semliki Forest virus-infected cells. Virus Res 2007 0.79
40 The infection of mammalian and insect cells with SFV bearing nsP1 palmitoylation mutations. Virus Res 2010 0.76
41 Fragment-based development of HCV protease inhibitors for the treatment of hepatitis C. Curr Comput Aided Drug Des 2012 0.76
42 Control of the rescue and replication of Semliki Forest virus recombinants by the insertion of miRNA target sequences. PLoS One 2013 0.75
43 Synthesis and biological activity of bimorpholine and its carbanucleoside. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2011 0.75