William Shanthakumar Thulasitha

Antimicrobial response of galectin-1 from rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus: Molecular, transcriptional, and biological characterization

William Shanthakumar Thulasitha, Navaneethaiyer Umasuthan, Ilson Whang et al. · Fish & Shellfish Immunology · 2016 · 27 citations

Biology, Phytoalexin, Biochemistry +6

Molecular, genomic, and expressional delineation of a piscidin from rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) with evidence for the potent antimicrobial activities of Of-Pis1 peptide

Navaneethaiyer Umasuthan, M.S. Mothishri, William Shanthakumar Thulasitha et al. · Fish & Shellfish Immunology · 2015 · 21 citations

Biosynthesis, Biochemistry, Biochemical Taxonomy +7

Characterization of rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) cytosolic Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase in terms of molecular structure, genomic arrangement, stress-induced mRNA expression and antioxidant function

Navaneethaiyer Umasuthan, S.D.N.K. Bathige, William Shanthakumar Thulasitha et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2014 · 19 citations

Biology, Antioxidant Function, Biochemistry +11

Identification of a gene encoding a membrane-anchored toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5M) in Oplegnathus fasciatus that responds to flagellin challenge and activates NF-κB

Navaneethaiyer Umasuthan, S.D.N.K. Bathige, William Shanthakumar Thulasitha et al. · Fish & Shellfish Immunology · 2017 · 18 citations

Inflammation, Toll-like Receptors, Immunogenetics +13

Two variants of selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase from the disk abalone Haliotis discus discus: Molecular characterization and immune responses to bacterial and viral stresses

S.D.N.K. Bathige, Navaneethaiyer Umasuthan, G.I. Godahewa et al. · Fish & Shellfish Immunology · 2015 · 17 citations

Molecular Characterization, Viral Stresses, Selenium Deficiency +9