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Anchalee Tassanakajon

Anchalee Tassanakajon

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Biology and Biochemistry
Thailand
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
12193
World Ranking
10375
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Anchalee Tassanakajon is affiliated with Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and has contributed extensively to research in immunology, microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work primarily focuses on invertebrate immune response mechanisms and aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics including heat shock proteins, viral infections, and immune system regulation in aquatic organisms. Notable papers include:

  • Structure, gene expression, and putative functions of crustacean heat shock proteins in innate immunity (2020) published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • Snail mucus from the mantle and foot of two land snails, Lissachatina fulica and Hemiplecta distincta, exhibits different protein profile and biological activity (2021) published in BMC Research Notes
  • A novel vibriophage exhibits inhibitory activity against host protein synthesis machinery (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • MicroRNA and mRNA interactions coordinate the immune response in non-lethal heat stressed Litopenaeus vannamei against AHPND-causing Vibrio parahaemolyticus (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Stimulator of interferon gene (STING) and interferon regulatory factor (IRF) are crucial for shrimp antiviral defense against WSSV infection (2021) published in Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Anchalee Tassanakajon frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Premruethai Supungul (14 coauthored publications)
  • Wisarut Junprung (8 publications)
  • Zittipong Nanakorn (6 publications)
  • Pasunee Laohawutthichai (5 publications)
  • Thapanan Jatuyosporn (5 publications)

Their work is predominantly published in the following venues:

  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology (10 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (6 publications)
  • Aquaculture (3 publications)
  • Aquaculture Reports (2 publications)
  • Research Square (2 publications)

Anchalee Tassanakajon's main fields of study include immunology and microbiology, with a significant portion of research also dedicated to agricultural and biological sciences. Within these fields, subfields of focus include immunology, insect science, molecular biology, aquatic science, and infectious diseases.

Their research topics are diverse but concentrated around:

  • Invertebrate immune response mechanisms
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Aquaculture nutrition and growth
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research

Best Publications

  • A non-occluded, systemic baculovirus that occurs in cells of ectodermal and mesodermal origin and causes high mortality in the black tiger prawn Penaeus monodon.

    C. Wongteerasupaya;J. E. Vickers;S. Sriurairatana;G. L. Nash

  • Prophenoloxidase system and its role in shrimp immune responses against major pathogens.

    Piti Amparyup;Walaiporn Charoensapsri;Anchalee Tassanakajon

  • Discovery of immune molecules and their crucial functions in shrimp immunity.

    Anchalee Tassanakajon;Kunlaya Somboonwiwat;Premruethai Supungul;Premruethai Supungul;Sureerat Tang;Sureerat Tang

  • Genetic mapping of the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon with amplified fragment length polymorphism

    Kate Wilson;Yutao Li;Vicki Whan;Sigrid Lehnert

  • Shrimp humoral responses against pathogens: antimicrobial peptides and melanization.

    Anchalee Tassanakajon;Vichien Rimphanitchayakit;Suwattana Visetnan;Piti Amparyup

  • Recombinant expression and anti-microbial activity of anti-lipopolysaccharide factor (ALF) from the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon

    Kunlaya Somboonwiwat;Michael Marcos;Anchalee Tassanakajon;Sirawut Klinbunga

  • Antimicrobial peptides discovered in the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon using the EST approach

    Premruethai Supungul;Sirawut Klinbunga;Rath Pichyangkura;Ikuo Hirono

  • Molecular cloning, genomic organization and recombinant expression of a crustin-like antimicrobial peptide from black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon

    Piti Amparyup;Piti Amparyup;Hidehiro Kondo;Ikuo Hirono;Takashi Aoki

  • Two prophenoloxidases are important for the survival of Vibrio harveyi challenged shrimp Penaeus monodon.

    Piti Amparyup;Piti Amparyup;Walaiporn Charoensapsri;Anchalee Tassanakajon

  • PenBase, the shrimp antimicrobial peptide penaeidin database: Sequence-based classification and recommended nomenclature

    Yannick Gueguen;Julien Garnier;Lorenne Robert;Marie-Paule Lefranc

  • Experimental transmission of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) from crabs to shrimp Penaeus monodon.

    Panan Kanchanaphum;Chainarong Wongteerasupaya;Nusra Sitidilokratana;Vichai Boonsaeng

  • Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides in Penaeid Shrimp

    Anchalee Tassanakajon;Piti Amparyup;Piti Amparyup;Kunlaya Somboonwiwat;Premruethai Supungul;Premruethai Supungul

  • Identification of immune-related genes in hemocytes of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon).

    Premruethai Supungul;Sirawut Klinbunga;Rath Pichyangkura;Sarawut Jitrapakdee

  • Pattern recognition protein binds to lipopolysaccharide and β-1,3-glucan and activates shrimp prophenoloxidase system

    Piti Amparyup;Jantiwan Sutthangkul;Walaiporn Charoensapsri;Anchalee Tassanakajon

  • Sequence diversity and evolution of antimicrobial peptides in invertebrates

    Anchalee Tassanakajon;Kunlaya Somboonwiwat;Piti Amparyup

  • Antilipopolysaccharide factor (ALF) of mud crab Scylla paramamosain: Molecular cloning, genomic organization and the antimicrobial activity of its synthetic LPS binding domain

    Chanprapa Imjongjirak;Piti Amparyup;Piti Amparyup;Anchalee Tassanakajon;Siriporn Sittipraneed

  • Cloning, expression and antimicrobial activity of crustinPm1, a major isoform of crustin, from the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon

    Premruethai Supungul;Sureerat Tang;Cherdsak Maneeruttanarungroj;Vichien Rimphanitchayakit

  • Penaeus monodon gene discovery project: the generation of an EST collection and establishment of a database.

    Anchalee Tassanakajon;Sirawut Klinbunga;Sirawut Klinbunga;Narongsak Paunglarp;Narongsak Paunglarp;Vichien Rimphanitchayakit

  • Structure and function of invertebrate Kazal-type serine proteinase inhibitors.

    Vichien Rimphanitchayakit;Anchalee Tassanakajon

  • Yellow-head virus of Penaeus monodon is an RNA virus

    Wongteerasupaya C;Sriurairatana S;Vickers Je;Akrajamorn A

Frequent Co-Authors

Ikuo Hirono
Ikuo Hirono Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Takashi Aoki
Takashi Aoki Waseda University
Sakol Panyim
Sakol Panyim Mahidol University
Kenneth Söderhäll
Kenneth Söderhäll Uppsala University
Chu Fang Lo
Chu Fang Lo National Cheng Kung University
Timothy W. Flegel
Timothy W. Flegel Mahidol University
Evelyne Bachère
Evelyne Bachère University of Montpellier
Sigrid A. Lehnert
Sigrid A. Lehnert Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Yannick Gueguen
Yannick Gueguen University of Montpellier
Stephen S. Moore
Stephen S. Moore University of Queensland

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