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Rahul Vivek

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0002-4233-6317Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Saeed RoschdiiD· 3 shared Samuel E. ButcheriD· 3 shared Marco TonelliiD· 2 shared Riley J. PeterseniD· 2 shared Aaron A. HoskinsiD· 1 shared C.A. BingmaniD· 1 shared Cristian A. EscobariD· 1 shared Eric MontemayoriD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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TDP-43 controls RNA structure through high affinity lattice interactions

Rahul Vivek, Takuma Kume, Saeed Roschdi, M. Thomas Record, Aaron A. Hoskins, Samuel E. Butcher

This study shows TDP-43 binds to GU repeats with high affinity, prevents pUG fold formation, and reveals an interplay between RNA folding and protein recognition.

Nature Communications · Aug 12, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

The structure, folding kinetics and dynamics of long poly(UG) RNA

Riley J. Petersen, Rahul Vivek, Marco Tonelli, Saeed Roschdi, Samuel E. Butcher

This study investigates the structure, folding kinetics, and dynamics of long poly(UG) RNAs, revealing a dynamic model for segmental register exchange and double pUG fold formation.

Nucleic Acids Research · Jul 19, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

An Atypical RNA Quadruplex Marks RNAs as Vectors for Gene Silencing

Saeed Roschdi, Jenny Jiacheng Yan, Yuichiro Nomura, Cristian A. Escobar, Riley J. Petersen, C.A. Bingman, Marco Tonelli, Rahul Vivek, Eric Montemayor, Marvin Wickens, Scott G. Kennedy, Samuel E. Butcher

The paper identifies a novel RNA quadruplex structure, the pUG fold, that drives gene silencing in C. elegans and is present in human non-coding RNAs.

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · Nov 1, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology