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Gary John Loake

University of EdinburghORCID 0000-0002-7989-9180Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Molecular Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

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Andreas AndreouiD· 1 shared David Finnegan· 1 shared Elif Gediz KocaoglaniD· 1 shared Jessica Nirkko· 1 shared Jiayue Zheng· 1 shared Justin GoodrichiD· 1 shared Krieng Kanchanawatee· 1 shared Marisol Ochoa-Villarreal· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A Key Role for S-Nitrosylation in Immune Regulation and Development in the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha

Nadra Tabassum, Justin Goodrich, Gary John Loake

This study shows that S-nitrosylation, mediated by MpGSNOR1, is crucial for immune function and development in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.

Journal of Experimental Botany · Apr 13, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

S-nitrosylation of the CLIP-protease, Persephone, Regulates Drosophila innate immunity

Rafael A. Homem, Krieng Kanchanawatee, Yuan Li, Tao-Ho Chang, Jiayue Zheng, David Finnegan, Gary John Loake

This study identifies Gsnor's role in regulating S-nitrosylation of Persephone, a Toll pathway protease, to modulate innate immunity in Drosophila.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Mobius Assembly for Plant Systems highlights promoter-coding sequence terminator interaction in gene regulation

Elif Gediz Kocaoglan, Andreas Andreou, Jessica Nirkko, Marisol Ochoa-Villarreal, Gary John Loake, Naomi Nakayama

The paper introduces a new toolkit for plant synthetic biology, MAPS, which reveals promoter-coding sequence terminator interactions affecting gene regulation.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology