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Arturo Diaz

La Sierra UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4174-8950Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1

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Alyssa Lee· 2 shared Danielle M. HelleriD· 2 shared Alexandra Falvo· 1 shared Brandon Ching· 1 shared Brian Nguyen· 1 shared Caleb Kim· 1 shared Chelsea Tafoya· 1 shared Christian Figueroa· 1 shared

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2024-2025 · peak 1/yr

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Functional Characterization of 123 Genes from Mycobacteriophage LeBron Uncovers Cytotoxic Gene Families in Cluster L1

Earick J Cagang, Brian Nguyen, Elizabeth Paul, Elva Garcia, Alyssa Lee, Sabrina Benitez, Rita Dementyev, Ethan Dewri, Alexandra Falvo, Christian Figueroa, Dulce Guevara, Katie Jang, Michael Kelly, Caleb Kim, Soojeong Moon, , Arturo Diaz

This study functionally characterizes 123 genes from mycobacteriophage LeBron, identifying 39 cytotoxic genes, including novel families, and highlights functional conservation across phage clusters.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Genome-wide screen overexpressing mycobacteriophage Amelie genes identifies multiple inhibitors of mycobacterial growth

Chelsea Tafoya, Brandon Ching, E. P. Garcia, Alyssa Lee, Melissa Acevedo, Kelsey Bass, Elizabeth Chau, Heidi Lin, Kaitlyn Mamora, Michael Reeves, Madyllyne Vaca, William van Iderstein, Luis Velasco, Vivianna Williams, Grant Yonemoto, , Arturo Diaz

This study overexpresses 76 genes from mycobacteriophage Amelie and identifies 26 genes that inhibit Mycobacterium smegmatis growth, including eight previously unknown cytotoxic gene families.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Dec 5, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology