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Overview

Anton McLachlan is affiliated with Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly focuses on hepatitis B virus (HBV) studies, epigenetics and DNA methylation, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, cancer-related gene regulation, RNA interference and gene delivery, HIV research and treatment, and hepatitis C virus research.

The primary research topics covered by McLachlan include:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C virus research

McLachlan's research has been published mainly in well-known academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Virology
  • Virology
  • Ecological Entomology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Several recent publications highlight McLachlan's focus on hepatitis B virus biology and epigenetic regulation mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • Modulation of hepatitis B virus pregenomic RNA stability and splicing by histone deacetylase 5 enhances viral biosynthesis (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Relative DNA Methylation and Demethylation Efficiencies during Postnatal Liver Development Regulate Hepatitis B Virus Biosynthesis (2020, Journal of Virology)
  • β-Catenin Signaling Regulates the In Vivo Distribution of Hepatitis B Virus Biosynthesis across the Liver Lobule (2021, Journal of Virology)
  • Ten-eleven translocation (Tet) methylcytosine dioxygenase-dependent viral DNA demethylation mediates in vivo hepatitis B virus (HBV) biosynthesis (2024, Journal of Virology)
  • Selective effect of β-catenin on nuclear receptor-dependent hepatitis B virus transcription and replication (2022, Virology)

Frequent collaboration has been established with multiple coauthors. These include:

  • Grant Tarnow
  • Claudia E. Oropeza
  • Mark Maienschein-Cline
  • Stefan J. Green
  • Rachel Matrenec

McLachlan's research is shaped by subfields that emphasize epidemiology, molecular biology, virology, hepatology, and cell biology. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations of viral biosynthesis regulation and gene expression relevant to liver diseases and cancer biology.

Best Publications

  • Threats to sandy beach ecosystems: A review

    Omar Defeo;Anton McLachlan;David S. Schoeman;Thomas A. Schlacher

  • Ecology of Sandy Shores

    A. C. Brown;Anton McLachlan

  • The ecology of sandy shores

    Anton McLachlan;A. C. Brown

  • Patterns, processes and regulatory mechanisms in sandy beach macrofauna: a multi-scale analysis

    Omar Defeo;Anton McLachlan

  • Sandy beach ecosystems: key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Dave S. Schoeman;Jenifer Dugan;Mariano Lastra

  • Sandy beaches at the brink

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Jenifer Dugan;Dave S. Schoeman;Mariano Lastra

  • Sandy shore ecosystems and the threats facing them: some predictions for the year 2025

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  • Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems

    Anton McLachlan;Theuns Erasmus

  • Global Patterns in Sandy Beach Macrobenthic Communities

    Anton McLachlan;Atsu Dorvlo

  • Sandy Beach Ecology — A Review

    Anton McLachlan

  • Dissipative Beaches and Macrofauna Communities on Exposed Intertidal Sands

    Anton McLachlan

  • Zonation on sandy beaches

    A. Mclachlan;E. Jaramillo

  • Habitat use and preferences of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis in Algoa Bay, South Africa

    Leszek Karczmarski;Victor G. Cockcroft;Anton Mclachlan

  • Sandy beach conservation and recreation: Guidelines for optimising management strategies for multi-purpose use

    Anton McLachlan;Omar Defeo;Eduardo Jaramillo;Andrew D. Short

  • Beach clam fisheries

    A. Mclachlan;J. E. Dugan;O. Defeo;A. D. Ansell

  • Physical factors in benthic ecology: effects of changing sand particle size on beach fauna

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  • Adaptations of bivalves to different beach types

    Anton McLachlan;Eduardo Jaramillo;Omar Defeo;Jenifer Dugan;Jenifer Dugan

  • Community and Population Responses of the Macroinfauna to Physical Factors over a Range of Exposed Sandy Beaches in South-central Chile

    Eduardo Jaramillo;Anton McLachlan

  • The ecology of sandy beaches in southern Africa

    A. McLachlan;T. Wooldridge;A.H. Dye

  • Sand Beach Energetics: An Ecosystem Approach Towards a High Energy Interface

    A. McLachlan;T. Erasmus;A.H. Dye;T. Wooldridge

  • The Interstitial Environment of Sandy Beaches

    Anton McLachlan;Ian Turner

  • Composition, distribution, abundance and biomass of the macrofauna and meiofauna of four sandy beaches

    A McLachlan

  • Intertidal zonation patterns of macroinfauna over a range of exposed sandy beaches in south-central Chile

    E. Jaramillo;A. McLachlan;P. Coetzee

Frequent Co-Authors

Omar Defeo
Omar Defeo University of the Republic
Jenifer E. Dugan
Jenifer E. Dugan University of California, Santa Barbara
Thomas A. Schlacher
Thomas A. Schlacher University of the Sunshine Coast
Graham I. H. Kerley
Graham I. H. Kerley Nelson Mandela University
Felicita Scapini
Felicita Scapini University of Florence
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Mariano Lastra
Mariano Lastra Universidade de Vigo
Patrick A. Hesp
Patrick A. Hesp Flinders University
Nancy L. Jackson
Nancy L. Jackson New Jersey Institute of Technology
Andrew D. Short
Andrew D. Short University of Sydney

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