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Rafael J. Borges

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)ORCID 0000-0001-6049-8806Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Bioinformatics· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:deconvolution· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Isabel UsóniD· 2 shared Marcos R.M. FontesiD· 2 shared Adrian GoldmaniD· 1 shared Ana J Loureiro LevadaiD· 1 shared Andrew QuigleyiD· 1 shared Carine De Marcos LousaiD· 1 shared Daniel Carvalho PimentaiD· 1 shared Daniela P. Marchi‐SalvadoriD· 1 shared

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJul 30, 2026

Bordetella pertussis BctCBA Mediates Citrate-Dependent Zn2+ and Ni2+ binding

Livia Barreiro Chiorato, Mariana Silveira Derami, João Pedro Aroucha de Brito…·Leonardo Talachia Rosa

This study shows that BctCBA in B. pertussis binds citrate-chelated Zn2+ and Ni2+, revealing a novel metal acquisition mechanism.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.27.740893

bacteria (other)structural biology

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintDec 7, 2024

The two crystal structures of unloaded and cargo-loaded Vacuolar Sorting Receptor 1 lumenal domain (VSR1-Nt) reveal two cargo binding sites and a mechanism of transport.

Rafael J. Borges, Mahmoud K. Eldahshoury, Rebecca J. Parr…·Carine De Marcos Lousa

The paper determines the crystal structures of unloaded and cargo-loaded VSR1-Nt, revealing two cargo binding sites and a calcium-dependent mechanism for cargo binding and release.

DOI 10.1101/2024.12.07.627339

plant (other)protein structure

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BioinformaticsNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedJan 31, 2022

SEQUENCE SLIDER: integration of structural and genetic data to characterize isoforms from natural source

Rafael J. Borges, Daniela P. Marchi‐Salvador, Daniel Carvalho Pimenta…·Isabel Usón

SEQUENCE SLIDER integrates structural, genetic, and biophysical data to characterize isoforms in natural products by analyzing mass spectrometry and genomic data.

5 citations

proteomicsmetagenomics

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