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Marco Túlio Pardini Gontijo

Duke UniversityORCID 0000-0001-6605-3402Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Clare M. SmithiD· 3 shared David M. TobiniD· 2 shared Rachel K. MeadeiD· 2 shared Alexandra SapetschnigiD· 1 shared Alwyn M. V. EckeriD· 1 shared Ana M. Xet-MulliD· 1 shared Andrea GuarracinoiD· 1 shared Anne CzechanskiiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 25, 2026

Polyketide synthase 12 is an in vivo essential source of novel mycolyl lipids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Gregory H. Babunovic, Sanne van der Niet, Marco Túlio Pardini Gontijo…·David Branch Moody

The paper identifies pks12 as an in vivo essential gene in Mtb by combining genomic, metabolomic, and phenotypic analyses, revealing its role in mycolyl lipid synthesis and host-pathogen interface structure.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.25.754250

humanmouse

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GenomicsCell GenomicsPeer-reviewedDec 1, 2025

The mouse pangenome reveals the structural complexity of the murine protein coding landscape

Mohab Helmy, Jin U. Li, Xinyu F. Yan…·Thomas Keane

The paper presents a mouse pangenome with 17 strains, resolving structural complexity and improving RNA-Seq analysis by identifying non-reference genes and VNTR polymorphisms.

2 citations

mousewhole-genome sequencing

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GeneticsPLoS BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 9, 2025

Cathepsin Z is a conserved susceptibility factor underlying tuberculosis severity

Rachel K. Meade, Oyindamola O. Adefisayo, Marco Túlio Pardini Gontijo…·Clare M. Smith

This study identifies cathepsin Z as a susceptibility factor for tuberculosis severity in both mice and humans, showing its role in disease outcomes through genetic and cellular analyses.

3 citations

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