A purine loop and the primer binding site are critical for the selective encapsidation of mouse mammary tumor virus genomic RNA by Pr77Gag A Chameettachal, V Vivet-Boudou, FNN Pitchai, VN Pillai, LM Ali, ... Nucleic acids research 49 (8), 4668-4688, 2021 | 15 | 2021 |
Expression, purification, and characterization of biologically active full-length Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV) Pr78Gag FNNP ,Lizna Ali, Vineeta Narayana Pillai, Akhil Chameettachal, Syed Salman ... Scientific Reports 8 (11793), 2018 | 13 | 2018 |
A case series on common cold to severe bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children following human metapneumovirus infection in Sri Lanka J Jayaweera, F Noordeen, S Kothalaweala, FNN Pitchai, MLM Rayes BMC Research Notes 11, 1-5, 2018 | 11 | 2018 |
Identification of Pr78Gag binding sites on the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus genomic RNA packaging determinants FNN Pitchai, A Chameettachal, V Vivet-Boudou, LM Ali, VN Pillai, ... Journal of Molecular Biology 433 (10), 166923, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus Full-Length Pr77Gag Expressed in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells A Chameettachal, VN Pillai, LM Ali, FNN Pitchai, MT Ardah, F Mustafa, ... Viruses 10 (6), 334, 2018 | 10 | 2018 |
Purification and Functional Characterization of a Biologically Active Full-Length Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Pr50Gag A Krishnan, VN Pillai, A Chameettachal, L Mohamed Ali, ... Viruses 11 (8), 689, 2019 | 9 | 2019 |
Distribution of dengue vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, in a few selected semi-urban areas of the Central Province of Sri Lanka F Noordeen, MRM Raza, FNN Pitchai, WKC Saranga, L Sandeepani, ... Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 8 (1), 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
A review of hepatitis B virus infection in Sri Lanka F Noordeen, FNN Pitchai, RA Rafeek Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 5 (2), 2015 | 8 | 2015 |
Viral burden and diversity in acute respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children in wet and dry zones of Sri Lanka J Jayaweera, AJ Morel, A Abeykoon, FNN Pitchai, HS Kothalawela, ... Plos one 16 (12), e0259443, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
A stretch of unpaired purines in the leader region of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) genomic RNA is critical for its packaging into virions VN Pillai, LM Ali, SG Prabhu, A Krishnan, A Chameettachal, FNN Pitchai, ... Journal of Molecular Biology 433 (23), 167293, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
Role of Purine-Rich Regions in Mason-Pfizer Monkey Virus (MPMV) Genomic RNA Packaging and Propagation LM Ali, FNN Pitchai, V Vivet-Boudou, A Chameettachal, A Jabeen, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 595410, 2020 | 6 | 2020 |
Engineered deletions of HIV replicate conditionally to reduce disease in nonhuman primates FNN Pitchai, EJ Tanner, N Khetan, G Vasen, C Levrel, AJ Kumar, ... Science 385 (6709), eadn5866, 2024 | 5 | 2024 |
A mini outbreak of human metapneumovirus infection with severe acute respiratory symptoms in a selected group of children presented to a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka F Noordeen, FNN Pitchai, ST Kudagammana, RAM Rafeek Virusdisease 30, 307-310, 2019 | 4 | 2019 |
Genotypes of hepatitis B virus identified in patients tested prior to endoscopy from a Teaching Hospital in the Central Province of Sri Lanka DGD Jayasuriya, F Noordeen, FNN Pitchai Ceylon Medical Journal 60 (2), 2015 | 2 | 2015 |
Abundance and dengue virus dynamics of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in selected urban areas of Kegalle and Peradeniya W Ekiriyagala, F Noordeen, FNN Pitchai, A Abeykoon, CS Ariyaratne Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 5 (1), 2015 | 2 | 2015 |
Protective immunity against hepatitis B virus infection in a group of vaccinated Sri Lankan military service men following a complete course of vaccination F Noordeen, HMS Karunaratne, V Nawaratne, FNN Pitchai, ... VirusDisease 30 (3), 462-464, 2019 | 1 | 2019 |
Stress coping mechanisms practiced by medical undergraduates of a State Medical School in Sri Lanka F Noordeen, T Jayathilaka, FNN Pitchai, HRN Yapa, I Jayarathne, ... Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences 41 (2), 101-109, 2018 | 1 | 2018 |
Immune response to hepatitis B vaccination in a group of medical students in Sri Lanka F Noordeen, D Madushanka, FNN Pitchai Ceylon Medical Journal 61 (1), 2016 | 1 | 2016 |
DELINEATING THE BINDING SITES OF MASON-PFIZER MONKEY VIRUS (MPMV) GAG PRECURSOR POLYPROTEIN (Pr78GAG) ON GENOMIC RNA FOR ITS SELECTIVE PACKAGING FNN Pitchai | | 2021 |
Epidemiological characteristics and viral aetiology in acute respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children in wet and dry zones of Sri Lanka J Jayaweera, AJ Morel, A Abeykoon, FNN Pitchai, HS Kothalawela, ... University of Peradeniya, 2019 | | 2019 |