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M. J. Collins

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1

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The impact of cooking and burial on proteins: a characterisation of experimental foodcrusts and ceramics

M. Evans, R. W. Hagan, O. Boyd, M. Bondetti, O. E. Craig, M. J. Collins, J. Hendy

This study investigates how cooking and burial affect protein preservation in foodcrusts and ceramics using experimental analogues of Mesolithic ingredients.

bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2024Biochemistry

NON-AVIAN DINOSAUR EGGSHELL CALCITE CONTAINS ANCIENT, ENDOGENOUS AMINO ACIDS

E. T. Saitta, J. Vinther, M. K. Crisp, G. D. Abbott, T. G. Kaye, M. Pittman, I. Bull, I. Fletcher, X. Chen, M. J. Collins, J. Sakalauskaite, M. Mackie, F. Dal Bello, M. R. Dickinson, M. A. Stevenson, , K. E. H. Penkman

The paper analyzes amino acids in non-avian dinosaur eggshells, finding evidence of endogenous proteins preserved through closed-system processes, but also indicating complete hydrolysis of most amino acids.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · Jan 1, 2024Peer-reviewedPaleontology

Survival of mineral-bound peptides into the Miocene

B. Demarchi, M. Mackie, Z. Li, T. Deng, M. J. Collins, J. Clarke

This study shows that peptide sequences from ostrich eggshells survived for 6.5-9 million years, extending the known preservation of ancient proteins to the Miocene.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2022Paleontology

RNase E biomolecular condensates stimulate PNPase activity

M. J. Collins, D. Tomares, J. M. Schrader, W. S. Childers

This study shows RNase E biomolecular condensates enhance PNPase activity, accelerating RNA decay and shaping the transcriptome.

bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2022Biochemistry

Survival of environmental DNA in sediments: Mineralogic control on DNA taphonomy

C. L. Freeman, L. Dieudonne, O. B. A. Agbaje, M. Zure, J. Q. Sanz, M. J. Collins, K. K. Sand

This study investigates how mineral composition affects DNA preservation in sediments using atomic force microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations.

bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2020Biochemistry