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B. A. Akpinar

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Cell Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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C. D. Dunn· 2 shared V. Sharma· 2 shared E. Jokitalo· 1 shared H. Vihinen· 1 shared K. Fatima· 1 shared P. Katajisto· 1 shared S. Konovalova· 1 shared T. Somborac· 1 shared

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Ribosome-binding protein 1, RRBP1, maintains peroxisomal biogenesis

K. Fatima, H. Vihinen, B. A. Akpinar, T. Somborac, E. Jokitalo, P. Katajisto, S. Konovalova

This study identifies RRBP1 as a novel peroxisome biogenesis factor in human cells, showing it promotes peroxisome formation and stabilizes peroxisomal proteins.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology

A novel approach to the detection of unusual mitochondrial protein change suggests low basal metabolism of ancestral anthropoids

B. A. Akpinar, V. Sharma, C. D. Dunn

This paper develops a method to detect rapid mitochondrial protein substitutions and finds reduced cellular metabolism in ancestral anthropoids.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

An unusual amino acid substitution within hummingbird cytochrome c oxidase alters a key proton-conducting channel

C. D. Dunn, B. A. Akpinar, V. Sharma

This paper identifies a unique amino acid substitution in hummingbird cytochrome c oxidase and shows it affects a proton-conducting channel through molecular dynamics simulations.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2020Evolutionary Biology