Bojan Žunar

This paper develops genetic tools for surface display in the halotolerant yeast Debaryomyces hansenii, enabling enzyme activity under hypersaline conditions.

The paper identifies integrin α11 as a quiescence signature protein that promotes cell-cycle re-entry by destabilizing the CDK inhibitor p27 through YAP-dependent regulation.

The paper maps non-coding regulatory elements in common carp embryos, revealing subgenome-specific regulatory divergence during development.

The paper identifies a critical amino acid residue that mediates LIMK dimerization and transphosphorylation, essential for their activity on cofilin and actin filament remodeling.

The paper studies gene regulatory evolution in salmonids after autotetraploidization, finding that it is influenced by developmental and tissue-specific factors, with constraints at advanced embryogenesis.

The paper shows that Dbp2 is essential for proper 3'-end processing of mRNA by interacting with CPAC and regulating its availability for polyadenylation.

The paper uses structural insights into yeast Pir proteins to engineer more efficient N-terminally anchored surface display constructs in S. cerevisiae.

The paper develops a whole-cell eukaryotic copper biosensor in yeast with improved sensitivity and specificity for detecting bioavailable copper at low concentrations.