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Roan W. Kivimae

University of California, Berkeley

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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Amos J. NissleyiD· 2 shared Dipti D. NayakiD· 2 shared Jamie H. D. CateiD· 2 shared Yekaterina ShulginaiD· 2 shared Blake E. DowningiD· 1 shared Jillian F. BanfieldiD· 1 shared Madison Corinne WilliamsiD· 1 shared Petar I. PeneviD· 1 shared

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A family of archaeal hibernation factors that bind in tandem and protect ribosomes in dormant cells

Amos J. Nissley, Madison Corinne Williams, Yekaterina Shulgina, Roan W. Kivimae, Dipti D. Nayak, Jamie H. D. Cate

This study identifies a family of archaeal hibernation factors that bind to ribosomes in tandem and protect them during dormancy.

Nature Communications · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Structure of an Archaeal Ribosome with a Divergent Active Site

Amos J. Nissley, Yekaterina Shulgina, Roan W. Kivimae, Blake E. Downing, Petar I. Penev, Jillian F. Banfield, Dipti D. Nayak, Jamie H. D. Cate

The paper identifies divergent ribosomal RNA sequences in the PTC of archaea and determines their structure, revealing sequence variation and a novel hibernation factor.

Nature Microbiology · Jul 17, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology