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Álvaro J. Arana

Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaORCID 0000-0002-9857-3469Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Ana Seijas· 1 shared Catarina PimenteliD· 1 shared Diego Cora· 1 shared Laura E. SancheziD· 1 shared Laura Sanchez· 1 shared Mercedes NovoiD· 1 shared Oscar A. Lenis-RojasiD· 1 shared Wajih Al‐SoufiiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Critical role of Cas9 aggregation on in vitro DNA cleavage

Diego Cora, Ana Seijas, Wajih Al‐Soufi, Laura Sanchez, Álvaro J. Arana, Mercedes Novo

This study shows that Cas9 aggregation reduces in vitro DNA cleavage efficiency and highlights strategies to mitigate aggregation for better CRISPR/Cas9 performance.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · May 9, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Quantitative microinjection of Candida albicans in zebrafish embryos for infection monitoring and survival analysis

Álvaro J. Arana, Catarina Pimentel, Laura E. Sanchez, Oscar A. Lenis-Rojas

This paper describes a zebrafish embryo infection model using Candida albicans for monitoring infection and survival analysis through quantitative microinjection and survival scoring.

bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology