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A. Babaian

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Microbiology· 4 Cancer Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

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M. De la Pena· 3 shared A. Cervera· 2 shared B. Navarro· 2 shared F. Di Serio· 2 shared I. N. Zheludev· 2 shared M. Forgia· 2 shared M. Turina· 2 shared R. C. Edgar· 2 shared

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M. De la Pena

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RNA viruses that exploit self-cleaving ribozymes for translation initiation

M. J. Lopez-Galiano, O. Rueda, S. Chiba, M. Forgia, B. Navarro, A. Cervera, A. Babaian, F. Di Serio, M. Turina, M. De la Pena

This study identifies self-cleaving ribozymes in RNA viruses, showing their role in translation initiation across fungi and plants.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Viroid-like colonists of human microbiomes

I. N. Zheludev, R. C. Edgar, M. J. L. Galiano, M. De la Pena, A. Babaian, A. S. Bhatt, A. Z. Fire

The paper identifies a new class of viroid-like elements, Obelisks, prevalent in human microbiomes and capable of persistent colonization.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2024Microbiology

A Parasite Odyssey: An RNA virus concealed in Toxoplasma gondii

P. Gupta, A. Hiller, J. Chowdhury, D. Lim, D. Y. Lim, J. P. Saeij, A. Babaian, F. Rodriguez, L. Pereira, A. Morales

The paper identifies a novel narnavirus, Apocryptovirus odysseus, potentially infecting Toxoplasma gondii, and suggests it may act as a pro-inflammatory factor in host cells.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Extant hybrids of RNA viruses and viroid-like elements

M. Forgia, B. Navarro, S. Daghino, A. Cervera, A. Gisel, S. Perotto, D. N. Aghayeva, M. F. Akinyuwa, E. Gobbi, I. N. Zheludev, R. C. Edgar, R. C. Chikhi, M. Turina, A. Babaian, F. Di Serio, M. de la Pena

The paper identifies ambiviruses as viroid-like elements with rolling circle replication and their own viral RdRP, suggesting a hybrid evolutionary origin between RNA viruses and sub-viral elements.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2022Microbiology

Loss of macp{Psi} ribosomal RNA modification is a major feature of cancer

A. Babaian, K. Rothe, D. Girodat, I. Minia, S. Djondovic, M. Milek, S. E. Spencer Miko, H.-J. Wieden, M. Landthaler, G. B. Morin, D. L. Mager

The paper identifies a cancer-specific rRNA modification loss in multiple cancers, linking it to oncogenic translational signatures and potential therapeutic targets.

bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2020Cancer Biology