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Diorge Paulo de Souza

MRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyORCID 0000-0003-1303-1765Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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BiochemistryThe EMBO JournalPeer-reviewedOct 2, 2026

A conserved archaeal ribosome-associated factor linking bacterial hibernation and eukaryotic energy sensing

Diorge Paulo de Souza, Mira B. May, Jackson Carrion…·Joseph H. Davis

This study identifies AHA, a conserved archaeal ribosome-associated factor involved in hibernation and energy sensing, linking prokaryotic translational silencing to eukaryotic energy sensing.

DOI 10.1038/s44318-026-00918-6

cryo-EMexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 10, 2026

To Kill or not to Kill: A Conserved trans-intoxication protection factor Blocks X-T4SS-Mediated Fratricide through Interaction with VirB5

Gabriel Umaji Oka, Wenny Camilla dos Santos Adan, Thiago Rodrigo dos Santos…·Chuck S. Farah

The paper identifies XAC2611 as a conserved protein that prevents fratricide by blocking X-T4SS-mediated toxin delivery in Xanthomonas citri.

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bacteria (other)proteomics

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 28, 2025

Molecular basis for cellular compartmentalization by an ancient membrane fission mechanism

Javier Espadas, Diorge Paulo de Souza, Markku Hakala…·Aurélien Roux

This study identifies an ancient membrane fission mechanism in Asgard archaea, showing ESCRT-III's role in cell compartmentalization predates eukaryogenesis.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.28.690958

Arabidopsisyeast

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Evolutionary BiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedFeb 7, 2025

Evolutionarily conserved principles of ESCRT-III-mediated membrane remodelling revealed by a two-subunit Asgard archaeal system

Diorge Paulo de Souza, Javier Espadas, Sami Chaaban…·Buzz Baum

The paper identifies evolutionarily conserved principles of ESCRT-III-mediated membrane remodeling using an Asgard archaeal two-subunit system, showing homology to eukaryotic ESCRT-IIIB and IIIA.

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Arabidopsiscomparative / phylogenetic analysis

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