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Unyime M. Effiong

The University of Texas at AustinORCID 0009-0007-7637-4147Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 1 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Brian BelardiiD· 2 shared Caleb Walker· 1 shared Daniel MansouriD· 1 shared Dominique JordaniD· 1 shared Eileen M. LaferiD· 1 shared Hannah Khairandish· 1 shared Isabela Ramirez-VeleziD· 1 shared Jeanne C. StachowiakiD· 1 shared

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BiophysicsScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedMay 8, 2026

A balance between nucleating and elongating actin filaments controls deformation of protein condensates

Caleb Walker, Daniel Mansour, Unyime M. Effiong…·Jeanne C. Stachowiak

The paper shows that balancing actin filament nucleation and elongation is necessary to deform protein condensates into high aspect ratio structures.

2 citations

proteomicsexperimental assay

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Synthetic BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJul 11, 2024

Turn-On Protein Switches for Controlling Actin Binding in Cells

Unyime M. Effiong, Hannah Khairandish, Isabela Ramirez-Velez…·Brian Belardi

This paper introduces CASTs, proteins that control actin binding with external stimuli, enabling precise manipulation of F-actin for synthetic biology applications.

5 citations

experimental assay

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