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Jortan O. Tun

University of UtahORCID 0000-0002-9635-2419Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Baldomero M. OliveraiD· 2 shared J. Michael McIntoshiD· 2 shared Alan R. LightiD· 1 shared Albebson L. LimiD· 1 shared Arik J. HoneiD· 1 shared Aymeric RogalskiiD· 1 shared Cassandra E. Deering‐RiceiD· 1 shared Celeste Menuet HackneyiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyProtein SciencePeer-reviewedOct 11, 2025

Structural similarities reveal an expansive conotoxin family with a two-finger toxin fold

Muhammad Saad Khilji, Celeste Menuet Hackney, Thomas Lund Koch…·Lars Ellgaard

The paper uses structural bioinformatics to identify a new conotoxin family with a two-finger toxin fold, revealing evolutionary relationships among rapidly evolving genes.

2 citations

Drosophilastructural biology

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NeuroscienceACS Chemical NeurosciencePeer-reviewedJul 2, 2021

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial antagonist polyamides from tunicates and their predatory sea slugs

Noemi D. Paguigan, Jortan O. Tun, Lee S. Leavitt…·Eric W. Schmidt

The paper identifies molleamine C as a partial antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with potential for neuroactive drug development.

7 citations

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