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Kristi Pham

The University of Texas at Austin

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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Ethel Bayer‐SantosiD· 3 shared Gianlucca Gonçalves NicastroiD· 2 shared Julia Takuno HespanholiD· 2 shared Lakshminarayanan AravindiD· 2 shared Akanksha VarshneyiD· 1 shared Andrew L. LoveringiD· 1 shared Arlen JohnsoniD· 1 shared Audrey R Long· 1 shared

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A widespread bacterial toxin reveals a deeply divergent DNase family neutralized by diverse immunity proteins.

Audrey R. Long, Gemma L. Simpson, Julia Takuno Hespanhol, Kristi Pham, Andrew L. Lovering, Ethel Bayer‐Santos

This study identifies Rehh as a widespread bacterial toxin with DNase activity, revealing its evolutionary divergence and mechanism of neutralization by immunity proteins.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

An RNase Toxin Hijacks Elongation Factor-Tu to Cleave the Ribosomal Sarcin-Ricin Loop

Julia Takuno Hespanhol, Taylor M Blackburn, Kristi Pham, Akanksha Varshney, Gianlucca Gonçalves Nicastro, Robson F. de Souza, Lakshminarayanan Aravind, Arlen Johnson, Kenneth C. Keiler, Christine M. Dunham, Ethel Bayer‐Santos

This paper characterizes SRLase1, an RNase toxin that cleaves the sarcin-ricin loop of 23S rRNA by repurposing EF-Tu, revealing a new mechanism of ribosome inhibition.

bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A structure-guided classification framework reveals the diversity and catalytic architecture of BECR ribonuclease

Kristi Pham, Gianlucca Gonçalves Nicastro, Audrey R Long, Lakshminarayanan Aravind, Claus O. Wilke, Robson Francisco de Souza, Ethel Bayer‐Santos

The paper classifies BECR ribonuclease proteins across domains of life using structural and genomic analysis, revealing new families and refining existing classifications.

bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology