Novel vectors expressing anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 to study cell death in Semliki Forest virus-infected cells

by Kiiver, Kaja, Merits, Andres, Sarand, Inga
Published 2008

Control of the Rescue and Replication of Semliki Forest Virus Recombinants by the Insertion of miRNA Target Sequences

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

Inhibitors of Alphavirus Entry and Replication Identified with a Stable Chikungunya Replicon Cell Line and Virus-Based Assays

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

Novel viral vectors utilizing intron splice-switching to activate genome rescue, expression and replication in targeted cells

by Viru, Liane, Heller, Gregory, Lehto, Taavi, Pärn, Kalle, El Andaloussi, Samir, Langel, Ülo, Merits, Andres
Published 2011

Modulation of Aire regulates the expression of tissue-restricted antigens

by Kont, Vivian, Laan, Martti, Kisand, Kai, Merits, Andres, Scott, Hamish S., Peterson, Pärt
Published 2008

Transfection of Infectious RNA and DNA/RNA Layered Vectors of Semliki Forest Virus by the Cell-Penetrating Peptide Based Reagent PepFect6

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

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

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

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

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

Sequestration of G3BP coupled with efficient translation inhibits stress granules in Semliki Forest virus infection

by Panas, Marc D., Varjak, Margus, Lulla, Aleksei, Er Eng, Kai, Merits, Andres, Karlsson Hedestam, Gunilla B., McInerney, Gerald M.
Published 2012

Mouse macrophage innate immune response to chikungunya virus infection

by Kumar, Shiril, Jaffar-Bandjee, Marie-Christine, Giry, Claude, Connen de Kerillis, Léa, Merits, Andres, Gasque, Philippe, Hoarau, Jean-Jacques
Published 2012

Antibacterial activity of the nitrovinylfuran G1 (Furvina) and its conversion products

by Allas, Ülar, Toom, Lauri, Selyutina, Anastasia, Mäeorg, Uno, Medina, Ricardo, Merits, Andres, Rinken, Ago, Hauryliuk, Vasili, Kaldalu, Niilo, Tenson, Tanel
Published 2016

Chikungunya virus infectivity, RNA replication and non-structural polyprotein processing depend on the nsP2 protease’s active site cysteine residue

by Rausalu, Kai, Utt, Age, Quirin, Tania, Varghese, Finny S., Žusinaite, Eva, Das, Pratyush Kumar, Ahola, Tero, Merits, Andres
Published 2016

Inactivation of the type I interferon pathway reveals long double‐stranded RNA‐mediated RNA interference in mammalian cells

by Maillard, Pierre V, Van der Veen, Annemarthe G, Deddouche‐Grass, Safia, Rogers, Neil C, Merits, Andres, Reis e Sousa, Caetano
Published 2016

Virus replicon particle based Chikungunya virus neutralization assay using Gaussia luciferase as readout

by Gläsker, Sabine, Lulla, Aleksei, Lulla, Valeria, Couderc, Therese, Drexler, Jan Felix, Liljeström, Peter, Lecuit, Marc, Drosten, Christian, Merits, Andres, Kümmerer, Beate Mareike
Published 2013

RIG-I and MDA-5 Detection of Viral RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase Activity Restricts Positive-Strand RNA Virus Replication

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

Unique Epitopes Recognized by Antibodies Induced in Chikungunya Virus-Infected Non-Human Primates: Implications for the Study of Immunopathology and Vaccine Development

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

Antiviral activity of silymarin against chikungunya virus

by Lani, Rafidah, Hassandarvish, Pouya, Chiam, Chun Wei, Moghaddam, Ehsan, Chu, Justin Jang Hann, Rausalu, Kai, Merits, Andres, Higgs, Stephen, Vanlandingham, Dana, Abu Bakar, Sazaly, Zandi, Keivan
Published 2015

Ability of the Encephalitic Arbovirus Semliki Forest Virus To Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier Is Determined by the Charge of the E2 Glycoprotein

by Ferguson, Mhairi C., Saul, Sirle, Fragkoudis, Rennos, Weisheit, Sabine, Cox, Jonathan, Patabendige, Adjanie, Sherwood, Karen, Watson, Mick, Merits, Andres, Fazakerley, John K.
Published 2015

Viral Polymerase-Helicase Complexes Regulate Replication Fidelity To Overcome Intracellular Nucleotide Depletion

by Stapleford, Kenneth A., Rozen-Gagnon, Kathryn, Das, Pratyush Kumar, Saul, Sirle, Poirier, Enzo Z., Blanc, Hervé, Vidalain, Pierre-Olivier, Merits, Andres, Vignuzzi, Marco
Published 2015

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

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