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Nikita Dewani

Max Delbrück CenterORCID 0000-0002-2287-6674Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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The GndA microprotein promotes cell growth during heat shock in Escherichia coli

Jessica J. Mohsen, Natalia R. Bertolotti, Kevin Jiang, Michael G. Mohsen, Christine M. DeRosa, Nikita Dewani, Laura B Quinto, Georgina Dabdoub, Betel Erkalo, Ane Landajuela, Erdem Karatekin, Farren J. Isaacs, Sarah A. Slavoff

This study identifies GndA, a microprotein in Escherichia coli, which promotes cell growth during heat shock independently of its overlapping 6PGD protein.

Biochemistry · Oct 16, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

LINC01503-MP is a Mitochondrial Microprotein That Promotes Cell Proliferation and Oxidative Metabolism.

Nikita Dewani, Jorge Ruiz‐Orera, Oliver Popp, Ning Liang, Masanari Sugawara, Jana Felicitas Schulz, Franziska Witte, Clara-Louisa Sandmann, Takahiro Tsuji, Susanne Blachut, Takaharu Katagiri, Ivanela I. Kondova, Sae Owada, Shinji Yoshii, Hiroshi Kataoka, , Masatoshi Kanda

This study identifies LINC01503-MP, a mitochondrial microprotein derived from an lncRNA, which promotes cell proliferation and oxidative metabolism in colorectal cancer cells.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology