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Briana Van Treeck

University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0000-0002-9482-1656Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Anthony Rodríguez-VargasiD· 2 shared David L. AdelsoniD· 2 shared Kathleen CollinsiD· 2 shared Nozhat T. HassaniD· 2 shared Akanksha ThawaniiD· 1 shared Anna E. SheppardiD· 1 shared Eva NogalesiD· 1 shared Roy ParkeriD· 1 shared

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Lineage-Specific Evolution, Structural Diversity, and Activity of R2 Retrotransposons in Animals

Nozhat T. Hassan, Briana Van Treeck, Anthony Rodríguez-Vargas, Anna E. Sheppard, Kathleen Collins, David L. Adelson

This study expands the known distribution of R2 retrotransposons across animal taxa, identifies new avian candidates, and reveals lineage-specific structural and functional diversity.

Genome biology · Apr 14, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Structures of vertebrate R2 retrotransposon complexes during target-primed reverse transcription and after second strand nicking

Akanksha Thawani, Anthony Rodríguez-Vargas, Briana Van Treeck, Nozhat T. Hassan, David L. Adelson, Eva Nogales, Kathleen Collins

The paper reports cryo-EM structures of A-clade R2 retrotransposon proteins during key steps of transgene insertion and identifies features contributing to their selectivity and function.

Science Advances · Jun 20, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

RNA partitioning into stress granules is based on the summation of multiple interactions

Tyler Matheny, Briana Van Treeck, Thao Ngoc Huynh, Roy Parker

The paper shows that RNA partitioning into stress granules depends on the combined effects of multiple interactions rather than single dominant ones.

RNA · Nov 16, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology