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h-index: 17
Works: 25
Citations: 998

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Antiviral activity of silymarin against chikungunya virus
R. Lani, P. Hassandarvish, C. Chiam, E. Moghaddam +7 more
2015Scientific Reports131 citations Open access
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The Antiviral Alkaloid Berberine Reduces Chikungunya Virus-Induced Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling
Finny S. Varghese, B. Thaa, S. N. Amrun, Diane Simarmata +6 more
2016Journal of Virology124 citations Open access
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Reverse genetic system, genetically stable reporter viruses and packaged subgenomic replicon based on a Brazilian Zika virus isolate.
Margit Mutso, Sirle Saul, Kai Rausalu, O. Susova +3 more
2017Journal of General Virology108 citations Open access
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Chikungunya virus infectivity, RNA replication and non-structural polyprotein processing depend on the nsP2 protease’s active site cysteine residue
Kai Rausalu, Age Utt, Tania Quirin, Finny S. Varghese +4 more
2016Scientific Reports79 citations Open access
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Deciphering the potential of baicalin as an antiviral agent for Chikungunya virus infection
Adrian Oo, Kai Rausalu, A. Merits, S. Higgs +3 more
2018Antiviral Research74 citations
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Construction, properties, and potential application of infectious plasmids containing Semliki Forest virus full-length cDNA with an inserted intron
Liane Ülper, I. Sarand, Kai Rausalu, A. Merits
2007Journal of Virological Methods67 citations Open access
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Obatoclax Inhibits Alphavirus Membrane Fusion by Neutralizing the Acidic Environment of Endocytic Compartments
Finny S. Varghese, Kai Rausalu, Marika Hakanen, Sirle Saul +4 more
2016Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy63 citations Open access
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A Chikungunya Virus trans-Replicase System Reveals the Importance of Delayed Nonstructural Polyprotein Processing for Efficient Replication Complex Formation in Mosquito Cells
K. Bartholomeeusen, Age Utt, Sandra Coppens, Kai Rausalu +3 more
2018Journal of Virology43 citations Open access
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Antiviral efficacy of cerium oxide nanoparticles
A. Nefedova, Kai Rausalu, E. Žusinaite, A. Vanetsev +8 more
2022Scientific Reports34 citations Open access
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Presentation Overrides Specificity: Probing the Plasticity of Alphaviral Proteolytic Activity through Mutational Analysis
V. Lulla, Liis Karo-Astover, Kai Rausalu, A. Merits +1 more
2013Journal of Virology32 citations Open access
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Antibacterial and Antiviral Effects of Ag, Cu and Zn Metals, Respective Nanoparticles and Filter Materials Thereof against Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus
Anna-Liisa Kubo, Kai Rausalu, N. Savest, E. Žusinaite +6 more
2022Pharmaceutics30 citations Open access
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Cross-utilisation of template RNAs by alphavirus replicases
L. Lello, Age Utt, K. Bartholomeeusen, Sai-Nan Wang +8 more
2020PLoS Pathogens30 citations Open access
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Design and Use of Chikungunya Virus Replication Templates Utilizing Mammalian and Mosquito RNA Polymerase I-Mediated Transcription
Age Utt, Kai Rausalu, M. Jakobson, Andres Männik +3 more
2019Journal of Virology27 citations Open access
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Timeliness of Proteolytic Events Is Prerequisite for Efficient Functioning of the Alphaviral Replicase
V. Lulla, Liis Karo-Astover, Kai Rausalu, Sirle Saul +2 more
2018Journal of Virology27 citations Open access
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1,3-Thiazolbenzamide Derivatives as Chikungunya Virus nsP2 Protease Inhibitors
L. Ivanova, Kai Rausalu, E. Žusinaite, J. Tammiku-Taul +2 more
2021ACS Omega25 citations Open access
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Novel Analogues of the Chikungunya Virus Protease Inhibitor: Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation
L. Ivanova, Kai Rausalu, Maksim Ošeka, D. Kananovich +5 more
2021ACS Omega25 citations Open access
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Properties and use of novel replication-competent vectors based on Semliki Forest virus
Kai Rausalu, Anna Iofik, Liane Ülper, Liis Karo-Astover +2 more
2009Virology Journal25 citations Open access
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Expression of Alphavirus Nonstructural Protein 2 (nsP2) in Mosquito Cells Inhibits Viral RNA Replication in Both a Protease Activity-Dependent and -Independent Manner
Liubov Cherkashchenko, Kai Rausalu, Sanjay Basu, L. Alphey +1 more
2022Viruses17 citations Open access
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Mimicking superinfection exclusion disrupts alphavirus infection and transmission in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti
C. Reitmayer, Emily Levitt, Sanjay Basu, B. Atkinson +10 more
2023Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America14 citations Open access
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Semliki Forest Virus Chimeras with Functional Replicase Modules from Related Alphaviruses Survive by Adaptive Mutations in Functionally Important Hot Spots
Mona Teppor, E. Žusinaite, Liis Karo-Astover, Ailar Omler +4 more
2021Journal of Virology9 citations Open access
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Antiviral efficacy of nanomaterial-treated textiles in real-life like exposure conditions
A. Nefedova, Kai Rausalu, E. Žusinaite, V. Kisand +4 more
2023Heliyon8 citations Open access
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Molecular mechanisms behind the anti corona virus activity of small metal oxide nanoparticles.
Björn H. Greijer, A. Nefedova, Tatiana Agback, Peter Agback +6 more
2025Nanoscale3 citations Open access
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Bovine papillomavirus type 1 oncoprotein E5 stimulates the utilization of superoxide radicals in the mouse fibroblast cell line C127.
A. Kilk, Kai Rausalu, M. Ustav
2006Chemico-Biological Interactions3 citations
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Fake it to break it: mimicking superinfection exclusion disrupts alphavirus infection and transmission in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti
C. Reitmayer, Emily Levitt, Sanjay Basu, B. Atkinson +10 more
2022bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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CuZn‐SOD suppresses the bovine papillomavirus‐induced proliferation of fibroblasts
Kai Rausalu, Liis Karo-Astover, A. Kilk, M. Ustav
2007Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS)1 citations
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