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O. Barábas

University of GenevaORCID 0000-0002-2873-5872Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Ahmet Can BerkyurekiD· 1 shared Asia Kosalka· 1 shared Cecilia ZulianiiD· 1 shared Chenchun WengiD· 1 shared Chenming Zeng· 1 shared Eric Alexander MiskaiD· 1 shared Hui MaoiD· 1 shared Huira C. KoperaiD· 1 shared

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An Alternative DNA Endonuclease Activity is Associated with the LINE-1 ORF2-encoded Protein

Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Huira C. Kopera, Mark Dowling, O. Barábas, John V. Moran

The paper identifies an alternative endonuclease activity in L1 ORF2p that enables EN-independent retrotransposition.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Telomeric transposons are pervasive in linear bacterial genomes

Shan-Chi Hsieh, Máté Fülöp, Richard D. Schargel, Michael T. Petassi, O. Barábas, Joseph E. Peters

The paper identifies telomeric transposons in cyanobacteria and Streptomyces that replace native telomeres and influence genome evolution.

Science · Mar 6, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The USTC complex co-opts an ancient machinery to drive piRNA transcription in C. elegans

Chenchun Weng, Asia Kosalka, Ahmet Can Berkyurek, Przemysław Stempor, Xuezhu Feng, Hui Mao, Chenming Zeng, Wen-Jun Li, Yonghong Yan, Meng‐Qiu Dong, Cecilia Zuliani, O. Barábas, Julie Ahringer, Shouhong Guang, Eric Alexander Miska

The paper identifies the USTC complex as essential for piRNA transcription in C. elegans, revealing its role in genome defense through specific binding to piRNA clusters.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2018Developmental Biology