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Sabateeshan Mathavarajah

M.Sc student at Dalhousie University
Verified email at dal.ca
Cited by 532

An emerging role for calcium signalling in innate and autoimmunity via the cGAS-STING axis

S Mathavarajah, J Salsman, G Dellaire - Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Type I interferons are effector cytokines essential for the regulation of the innate immunity. A
key effector of the type I interferon response that is dysregulated in autoimmunity and cancer …

LINE-1: an emerging initiator of cGAS-STING signalling and inflammation that is dysregulated in disease

S Mathavarajah, G Dellaire - Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
The cGAS-STING (cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING))
axis integrates DNA damage and cellular stress with type I interferon (IFN) signalling to …

Pandemic danger to the deep: the risk of marine mammals contracting SARS-CoV-2 from wastewater

S Mathavarajah, AK Stoddart, GA Gagnon… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
We are in unprecedented times with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has
impacted public health, the economy and our society on a global scale. In addition, the …

[HTML][HTML] Running 'LAPS'around nLD: nuclear lipid droplet form and function

…, J Foster, J Thompson, S Mathavarajah… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The nucleus harbours numerous protein subdomains and condensates that regulate chromatin
organization, gene expression and genomic stress. A novel nuclear subdomain that is …

Linking stream microbial community functional genes to dissolved organic matter and inorganic nutrients

…, J Fonvielle, D Ionescu, S Mathavarajah… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is now increasing evidence for the importance of microbial regulation of biogeochemical
cycling in streams. Resource availability shapes microbial community structure, but less …

Cln5 is secreted and functions as a glycoside hydrolase in Dictyostelium

RJ Huber, S Mathavarajah - Cellular signalling, 2018 - Elsevier
Ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal 5 (CLN5) is a member of a family of proteins that are linked
to neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). This devastating neurological disorder, known …

Lions, tigers and kittens too: ACE2 and susceptibility to COVID-19

S Mathavarajah, G Dellaire - Evolution, Medicine, and Public …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2) has been reported to infect
domesticated animals in a species-specific manner, where cats were susceptible but not …

PML and PML-like exonucleases restrict retrotransposons in jawed vertebrates

S Mathavarajah, KL Vergunst, EB Habib… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We have uncovered a role for the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene and novel PML-like
DEDDh exonucleases in the maintenance of genome stability through the restriction of LINE-1 …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant Autophagy Impacts Growth and Multicellular Development in a Dictyostelium Knockout Model of CLN5 Disease

MD McLaren, S Mathavarajah, WD Kim… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in CLN5 cause a subtype of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) called CLN5
disease. While the precise role of CLN5 in NCL pathogenesis is not known, recent work …

[HTML][HTML] Cln3 function is linked to osmoregulation in a Dictyostelium model of Batten disease

S Mathavarajah, MD McLaren, RJ Huber - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mutations in CLN3 cause a juvenile form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL), commonly
known as Batten disease. Currently, there is no cure for NCL and the mechanisms …