The paper introduces a HILIC-MS/MS method to analyze acyl-CoA and acyl-carnitine species, revealing differences in fatty acid oxidation and cellular energy status across cell lines.

bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

ACSS2 mediates prenatal alcohol exposure-related morphological and behavioral phenotypes

Kala M. Dodson, Erica M. Periandri, Anjali Yadav, Mariana Lopes, Amelia J Barfield, Anjola Ola, Francisca N. de Luna Vitorino, Cory Cearlock, Benjamin A. Garcia, Cheryl A. Hill, Susan E. Maloney, Gabor Egervári

This study identifies ACSS2 as a mediator of prenatal alcohol exposure-related phenotypes, showing its role in histone acetylation and developmental changes in the brain.

Neurobiology of Disease · Mar 3, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

An optimized and robust workflow for quantifying the canonical histone ubiquitination marks H2AK119ub and H2BK120ub by LC-MS/MS

Mariana de Camargo Lopes, Peder J. Lund, Benjamin Aaron Garcia

The paper develops a robust LC-MS/MS workflow for quantifying H2AK119ub and H2BK120ub histone ubiquitination marks, improving upon existing methods for C-terminal modifications.

Journal of Proteome Research · Nov 18, 2024Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

PROFILING OF Y1 CELLS TREATED WITH FGF-2 REVEALS PARALLELS WITH ONCOGENE-INDUCED SENESCENCE

Peder J. Lund, Mariana de Camargo Lopes, Simone Sidoli, Mariel Coradin, Francisca N. de Luna Vitorino, Júlia Pinheiro Chagas da Cunha, Benjamin Aaron Garcia

The paper profiles Y1 cells treated with FGF-2, revealing epigenetic and transcriptomic changes consistent with oncogene-induced senescence.

bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2020 · PreprintSystems Biology