Marc Morais, PhD

Associate professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Emailmcmorais@utmb.edu

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Collaborative Research: Virus Assembly in Extreme Enviroments: A Structural and Genetic Approach
Morais, M.
National Science Foundation
7/15/19 → 6/30/22
Project: Other project
Collaborative Research: Virus Assembly in Extreme Enviroments: A Structural and Genetic Approach
Morais, M.
7/15/19 → 6/30/22
Project: Other project
Structure and Function of Essential Nucleoprotein Complexes Along a Viral Genome Packaging Pathway
Morais, M.
University of Colorado at Denver
5/1/18 → 4/30/22
Project: Other project
Structure and Function of Essential Nucleoprotein Complexes Along a Viral Genome Packaging Pathway
Morais, M.
5/1/18 → 4/30/22
Project: Other project
The DNA Packaging Motor of Bacteriophage phi29
Morais, M.
9/1/17 → 8/31/21
Project: Other project

1732 Citations
21 h-Index
38 Article
2 Comment/debate
1 Chapter
1 Review article

Capsid protein structure in Zika virus reveals the flavivirus assembly process
Tan, T. Y., Fibriansah, G., Kostyuchenko, V. A., Ng, T. S., Lim, X. X., Zhang, S., Lim, X. N., Wang, J., Shi, J., Morais, M. C., Corti, D. & Lok, S. M., Dec 1 2020, In: Nature communications. 11, 1, 895.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
9 Scopus citations
Effects of Model Shape, Volume, and Softness of the Capsid for DNA Packaging of phi29
Bores, C., Woodson, M. & Morais, M. C., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Envelope protein ubiquitination drives entry and pathogenesis of Zika virus
Giraldo, M. I., Xia, H., Aguilera-Aguirre, L., Hage, A., van Tol, S., Shan, C., Xie, X., Sturdevant, G. L., Robertson, S. J., McNally, K. L., Meade-White, K., Azar, S. R., Rossi, S. L., Maury, W., Woodson, M., Ramage, H., Johnson, J. R., Krogan, N. J., Morais, M. C., Best, S. M. & 2 others, Shi, P. Y. & Rajsbaum, R., Sep 17 2020, In: Nature. 585, 7825, p. 414-419 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations
High flavivirus structural plasticity demonstrated by a non-spherical morphological variant
Morrone, S. R., Chew, V. S. Y., Lim, X. N., Ng, T. S., Kostyuchenko, V. A., Zhang, S., Wirawan, M., Chew, P. L., Lee, J., Tan, J. L., Wang, J., Tan, T. Y., Shi, J., Screaton, G., Morais, M. C. & Lok, S. M., Dec 1 2020, In: Nature communications. 11, 1, 3112.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
NMR structure of a vestigial nuclease provides insight into the evolution of functional transitions in viral dsDNA packaging motors
Mahler, B. P., Bujalowski, P. J., Mao, H., Dill, E. A., Jardine, P. J., Choi, K. H. & Morais, M. C., Nov 18 2020, In: Nucleic acids research. 48, 20, p. 11737-11749 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

University of Texas Medical Branch: Zika Virus Hijacks the Host Cell's Own Defense Mechanism to Cause Disease
Ricardo Rajsbaum Gorodezky, Marc Morais, Pei-Yong Shi, Shannan Rossi, Sasha Azar & Xuping Xie
7/17/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Zika virus hijacks the host cells own defense mechanism to cause disease
Ricardo Rajsbaum Gorodezky, Marc Morais, Pei-Yong Shi, Shannan Rossi, Sasha Azar & Xuping Xie
7/17/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment