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The University of Texas at AustinORCID 0000-0003-3832-3449Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Audrey R. Long, Gemma L. Simpson, Julia Takuno Hespanhol…·Ethel Bayer‐Santos
This study identifies Rehh as a widespread bacterial toxin with DNase activity, revealing its evolutionary divergence and mechanism of neutralization by immunity proteins.
Julia Takuno Hespanhol, Taylor M Blackburn, Kristi Pham…·Ethel Bayer‐Santos
This paper characterizes SRLase1, an RNase toxin that cleaves the sarcin-ricin loop of 23S rRNA by repurposing EF-Tu, revealing a new mechanism of ribosome inhibition.
Kristi Pham, Gianlucca Gonçalves Nicastro, Audrey R Long…·Ethel Bayer‐Santos
The paper classifies BECR ribonuclease proteins across domains of life using structural and genomic analysis, revealing new families and refining existing classifications.
Gianlucca Gonçalves Nicastro, Stephanie Sibinelli‐Sousa, Julia Takuno Hespanhol…·Ethel Bayer‐Santos
The paper identifies a novel family of lipid-targeting antibacterial toxins from Salmonella using in-silico analysis of genomes and biochemical characterization.