Siarhei Kharytonchyk, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
Microbiology and Immunology
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Siarhei Kharytonchyk, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
  • Qualifications
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • PhD
      Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, 2003
    • MS
      Belarusian State University, Minsk, 1995
    • BSc
      Belarusian State University, Department of Biology, Minsk, 1993
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Role of RNA structural plasticity in modulating HIV-1 genome packaging and translation.
      Yasin S, Lesko SL, Kharytonchyk S, Brown JD, Chaudry I, Geleta SA, Tadzong NF, Zheng MY, Patel HB, Kengni G, Neubert E, Quiambao JMC, Becker G, Ghinger FG, Thapa S, Williams A, Radov MH, Boehlert KX, Hollmann NM, Singh K, Bruce JW, Marchant J, Telesnitsky A, Sherer NM, Summers MF. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2024 Aug 13; 121 (33): e2407400121 DOI:10.1073/pnas.2407400121
      PMID: 39110735
    • Journal Article
      Co-Infection of Tobacco Rattle and Cycas Necrotic Stunt Viruses in Paeonia lactiflora: Detection Strategies, Potential Origins of Infection, and Implications for Paeonia Germplasm Conservation
      Vlasava N, Michener D, Kharytonchyk S, Cortés-Ortiz L. Viruses, 2024 May 31; 16 (893): DOI:10.3390/v16060893
    • Journal Article
      Transcription start site heterogeneity and its role in RNA fate determination distinguish HIV-1 from other retroviruses and are mediated by core promoter elements.
      Kharytonchyk S, Burnett C, Gc K, Telesnitsky A. J Virol, 2023 Sep 28; 97 (9): e0081823 DOI:10.1128/jvi.00818-23
      PMID: 37681957
    • Journal Article
      Stability and conformation of the dimeric HIV-1 genomic RNA 5'UTR.
      Blakemore RJ, Burnett C, Swanson C, Kharytonchyk S, Telesnitsky A, Munro JB. Biophys J, 2021 Nov 2; 120 (21): 4874 - 4890. DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2021.09.017
      PMID: 34529947
    • Journal Article
      5'-Cap sequestration is an essential determinant of HIV-1 genome packaging.
      Ding P, Kharytonchyk S, Kuo N, Cannistraci E, Flores H, Chaudhary R, Sarkar M, Dong X, Telesnitsky A, Summers MF. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 Sep 14; 118 (37): DOI:10.1073/pnas.2112475118
      PMID: 34493679
    • Journal Article
      Identification of the initial nucleocapsid recognition element in the HIV-1 RNA packaging signal.
      Ding P, Kharytonchyk S, Waller A, Mbaekwe U, Basappa S, Kuo N, Frank HM, Quasney C, Kidane A, Swanson C, Van V, Sarkar M, Cannistraci E, Chaudhary R, Flores H, Telesnitsky A, Summers MF. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2020 Jul 28; 117 (30): 17737 - 17746. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2008519117
      PMID: 32647061
    • Journal Article
      HIV-1 spliced RNAs display transcription start site bias.
      Esquiaqui JM, Kharytonchyk S, Drucker D, Telesnitsky A. RNA, 2020 Jun; 26 (6): 708 - 714. DOI:10.1261/rna.073650.119
      PMID: 32205324
    • Journal Article
      Structural basis for transcriptional start site control of HIV-1 RNA fate.
      Brown JD, Kharytonchyk S, Chaudry I, Iyer AS, Carter H, Becker G, Desai Y, Glang L, Choi SH, Singh K, Lopresti MW, Orellana M, Rodriguez T, Oboh U, Hijji J, Ghinger FG, Stewart K, Francis D, Edwards B, Chen P, Case DA, Telesnitsky A, Summers MF. Science, 2020 Apr 24; 368 (6489): 413 - 417. DOI:10.1126/science.aaz7959
      PMID: 32327595