Jose Alberto Nakamoto

This study identifies and characterizes two Escherichia coli TAC systems that mediate antiphage defense by recognizing phage proteins and modifying mRNA to inhibit translation.

This study identifies YlmH as a novel RQC factor in B. subtilis, showing it can replace RqcP in polyalanine tail addition and is conserved in bacteria lacking RqcP.

This paper develops CRISPR-based assays for detecting Leishmania species, showing high sensitivity and specificity for genus and subgenus level identification.

This study develops RNA beacons to detect the testis-determining factor (TDF) using in vitro evolved aptamers and shows their binding kinetics and structural interactions.