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Marco A Dueñas

University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0000-0003-3822-6593Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 22, 2026

Bioengineered algal lipids enriched in structured medium- and long-chain triacylglycerols, linoleate, and sn-2 palmitate for human milk fat substitutes

Jon Y-T Lin, Marco A Dueñas, Suzanne M. Kosina…·Sabeeha Merchant

The paper describes engineered algal lipids that mimic the fatty acid profile and regioisomeric structure of human milk fat for infant formula.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.15.725531

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Plant BiologyThe Plant CellPeer-reviewedOct 24, 2025

Targeted genetic manipulation and yeast-like evolutionary genomics in the green alga Auxenochlorella

Rory J. Craig, Marco A Dueñas, Dimitrios J. Camacho…·Sabeeha Merchant

This study presents a diploid genome assembly and genetic toolkit for Auxenochlorella, revealing evolutionary forces like mitotic recombination and loss-of-heterozygosity, and demonstrating its utility for research and bioengineering.

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plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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Plant BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedFeb 26, 2025

Leaky ribosomal scanning enables tunable translation of bicistronic ORFs in green algae.

Marco A Dueñas, Rory J. Craig, Sean D. Gallaher…·Sabeeha Merchant

The paper identifies leaky ribosomal scanning as the mechanism enabling tunable translation of bicistronic ORFs in green algae through bioinformatic and in vivo analyses.

11 citations

zebrafishproteomics

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