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Mira B. May

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-4545-4001Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:cryo-EM· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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Joseph H. DavisiD· 2 shared Alexandre W. Bisson FilhoiD· 1 shared Diorge Paulo de SouzaiD· 1 shared Gabriella S. Lopez-PereziD· 1 shared Jackson CarrioniD· 1 shared Vikram AlvaiD· 1 shared

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BiochemistryThe EMBO JournalPeer-reviewedOct 2, 2026

A conserved archaeal ribosome-associated factor linking bacterial hibernation and eukaryotic energy sensing

Diorge Paulo de Souza, Mira B. May, Jackson Carrion…·Joseph H. Davis

This study identifies AHA, a conserved archaeal ribosome-associated factor involved in hibernation and energy sensing, linking prokaryotic translational silencing to eukaryotic energy sensing.

DOI 10.1038/s44318-026-00918-6

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BiochemistryProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedFeb 25, 2026

Capturing ribosomal structures in cellular extracts with cryoPRISM: A purification-free cryoEM approach reveals novel structural states

Mira B. May, Gabriella S. Lopez-Perez, Joseph H. Davis

The paper introduces cryoPRISM, a purification-free cryoEM method for analyzing ribosomal structures in cell lysates, revealing over twenty distinct ribosomal states in E. coli.

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E. colicryo-EM

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