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Jessica A. Willi

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0000-0001-5672-3089Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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BiochemistryCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewedJul 29, 2026

Evolution of a core ribosomal innovation in octopus

Rishav Mitra, Richard C. Han, Trey J. Scott…·Amy S.Y. Lee

The paper identifies a unique structural break in octopus ribosomal RNA that enhances translation fidelity and supports proteomic stability through RNA editing.

DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2026.07.008

non-human primateproteomics

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Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 3, 2024

Alternate conformational trajectories in protein synthesis

Jose L. Alejo, Dylan J. Girodat, Michael J. Hammerling…·Katarzyna P. Adamala

The paper identifies alternate conformational pathways in ribosome translocation by combining directed evolution and molecular dynamics simulations, revealing diverse kinetic and structural dynamics.

DOI 10.1101/2024.04.03.588007

protein structureexperimental assay

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Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 13, 2023

Fluorescent minihelix assay for translation quantification in high-throughput cell-free systems

Jessica A. Willi, Michael C. Jewett

The paper introduces a fluorescent minihelix assay for quantifying translation in cell-free systems using Flash dye and demonstrates its utility for real-time and terminal detection of protein expression.

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protein sequenceexperimental assay

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