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Pedro Miramón

The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonORCID 0000-0002-6867-7697Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:yeast· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Michael C. LorenziD· 2 shared Ambro van HoofiD· 1 shared Bailey A. BlairiD· 1 shared Bhawana IsraniiD· 1 shared Danielle A. GarsiniD· 1 shared Emma Bragdon· 1 shared Eun Young HuhiD· 1 shared Gursimran K. Dhillon· 1 shared

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Characterization of tRNA ligase function in pathogenic fungi and trypanosomes reveals the ligase domain as a promising drug target

Khondakar Sayef Ahammed, Pedro Miramón, Lukas Schrettenbrunner, Melissa R. Cruz, Eun Young Huh, Huiqing Hu, Bhawana Israni, Hannah B. Wilson, Ziyin Li, Soo Chan Lee, Matthew G. Blango, Danielle A. Garsin, Michael C. Lorenz, Ambro van Hoof

The paper identifies the Trl1 sealing domain as a promising drug target for antifungal and anti-trypanosomal therapies by analyzing its essentiality in pathogenic fungi and trypanosomes.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Forward genetic screen in zebrafish identifies new fungal regulators that limit host-protective Candida-innate immune interaction

Bailey A. Blair, Emma Bragdon, Gursimran K. Dhillon, Nnamdi Baker, Lena Ann Stasiak, Mya Muthig, Pedro Miramón, Michael C. Lorenz, Robert T. Wheeler

The paper identifies new fungal regulators in zebrafish that modulate Candida-phagocyte interactions, with NMD5 playing a key role in limiting phagocytosis and virulence.

mBio · Apr 4, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology