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Francisco Mendez Diaz

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0001-7112-2644Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 2 Biochemistry· 1

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:yeast· 2 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Kevin D. CorbettiD· 2 shared Akshi JasaniiD· 1 shared Amanda BrambilaiD· 1 shared Amar DeepiD· 1 shared Andreas HochwageniD· 1 shared Andrew BellaartiD· 1 shared Arshad B. DesaiiD· 1 shared Beth E. PrichardiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJul 14, 2026

Direct binding of chromosome axis and cohesin complexes underlies meiotic chromosome architecture in fungi and plants

Francisco Mendez Diaz, Carolyn R. Milano, Jialu Huo…·Kevin D. Corbett

The paper identifies a conserved protein interaction between axis core proteins and cohesin complexes in fungi and plants, revealing a mechanism for meiotic chromosome architecture.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.19.700424

yeastproteomics

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Cell BiologyMolecular Biology of the CellPeer-reviewedJun 4, 2025

Mechanisms of growth-dependent regulation of the Gin4 kinase

Francisco Mendez Diaz, David Sanchez Godinez, Francisco Solano…·Douglas R. Kellogg

The paper investigates the molecular mechanisms of growth-dependent hyperphosphorylation of the Gin4 kinase in budding yeast, identifying Elm1 and casein kinase I as key regulators.

3 citations

yeastexperimental assay

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Cell BiologyNature Structural & Molecular BiologyPeer-reviewedMay 25, 2025

TRIM37 employs peptide motif recognition and substrate-dependent oligomerization to prevent ectopic spindle pole assembly

Andrew Bellaart, Amanda Brambila, Jiawei Xu…·Karen Oegema

This study identifies how TRIM37 prevents ectopic spindle pole formation by recognizing peptide motifs in centrobin and undergoing substrate-dependent oligomerization.

5 citations

humanproteomics

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