Maija Vihinen-Ranta

Maija Vihinen-Ranta

Research Director
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Room number
YA C216.1
Email
maija.vihinen-ranta@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358400248118
Postal address
Survontie 9
Fields of science
1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology

Research interests

To identify novel strategies for prevention of herpes or parvovirus infections and for development of virus-mediated gene therapy, we study the mechanisms of virus interactions in the host cell nuclei. Nuclear processes manipulated by viral infection provide a model system for us to elucidate the structure and function of stressed cells.

Publications

Publication
2026

Nucleus softens during herpesvirus infection

PLoS Pathogens.
Tervonen, Aapo
Ruokolainen, Visa
Leclerc, Simon
Tieu, Katie
Lyonnais, Sébastien
Niskanen, Henri
Chen, Jian-Hua
Gupta, Alka
Kaikkonen, Minna U.
Larabell, Carolyn A.
Muriaux, Delphine
Mattola, Salla
Conway, Daniel E.
Ihalainen, Teemu O.
Aho, Vesa
Vihinen-Ranta, Maija
Publication
2024

Dynamin independent endocytosis is an alternative cell entry mechanism for multiple animal viruses

PLoS Pathogens.
Ojha, Ravi
Jiang, Anmin
Mäntylä, Elina
Quirin, Tania
Modhira, Naphak
Witte, Robert
Gaudin, Arnaud
De Zanetti, Lisa
Gormal, Rachel Sarah
Vihinen-Ranta, Maija
Mercer, Jason
Suomalainen, Maarit
Greber, Urs F.
Yamauchi, Yohei
Lozach, Pierre-Yves
Helenius, Ari
Vapalahti, Olli
Young, Paul
Watterson, Daniel
Meunier, Frédéric A.
Joensuu, Merja
Balistreri, Giuseppe
Publication
2024

Herpesvirus-Induced Manipulation of the Nucleolus

Microscopy and Microanalysis.
Leclerc, Simon
Kapishnikov, Sergey
Ruokolainen, Visa
Huusko, Inka
Mattola, Salla
Rogers, David
O´Connor, Stephen
Aho, Vesa
Fahy, Kenneth
Vihinen-Ranta, Maija
Publication
2024

Progression of herpesvirus infection remodels mitochondrial organization and metabolism

PLoS pathogens.
Leclerc, Simon
Gupta, Alka
Ruokolainen, Visa
Chen, Jian-Hua
Kunnas, Kari
Ekman, Axel A.
Niskanen, Henri
Belevich, Ilya
Vihinen, Helena
Turkki, Paula
Perez-Berna, Ana J.
Kapishnikov, Sergey
Mäntylä, Elina
Harkiolaki, Maria
Dufour, Eric
Hytönen, Vesa
Pereiro, Eva
McEnroe, Tony
Fahy, Kenneth
Kaikkonen, Minna U.
Jokitalo, Eija
Larabell, Carolyn A.
Weinhardt, Venera
Mattola, Salla
Aho, Vesa
Vihinen-Ranta, Maija
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Research groups

Research group

Virus-nucleus interactions

Virus-nucleus interactions