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M. Mendez

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Microbiology· 3 Evolutionary Biology· 2 Biochemistry· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Ecology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1

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A. A. Anderberg· 1 shared A. Afonso· 1 shared A. Alag· 1 shared A. Alape· 1 shared A. C. Castillo· 1 shared A. C. Freise· 1 shared A. DeGemmis· 1 shared A. Duncan· 1 shared

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2018-2022 · peak 4/yr

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8 papers

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Trait-dependent diversification in angiosperms: patterns, models and data

A. J. Helmstetter, R. Zenil-Ferguson, H. Sauquet, S. P. Otto, M. Mendez, M. Vallejo-Marin, J. Schönenberger, C. Burgarella, B. J. Anderson, H. de Boer, S. Glemin, J. Käfer

This study synthesizes data from 152 studies on angiosperm diversification using SSE models, finding that trait effects vary across clades and dataset properties influence results.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2022Evolutionary Biology

The {varphi}PA3 Phage Nucleus is Enclosed by a Self-Assembling, 2D Crystalline Lattice

E. S. Nieweglowska, A. F. Brilot, M. Mendez, M. Baek, J. Li, C. Kokontis, Y. Cheng, D. Baker, J. Bondy-Denomy, D. A. Agard

The paper shows that the Phage Nucleus of {phi}PA3 forms a self-assembling, 2D crystalline lattice with adaptable inter-tetramer contacts and functional channels.

bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2022Biochemistry

Novel Cluster AZ Arthrobacter phages Powerpuff, Lego, and YesChef exhibit close functional relationships with Microbacterium phages

A. Kapinos, P. Aghamalian, E. Capehart, A. Alag, H. Angel, E. Briseno, E. Farag, H. Foster, A. Hakim, D. Hernandez-Casas, C. Huang, D. Lam, M. Mendez, A. Min, N. Nguyen, , J. Moberg Parker

This study identifies three novel Arthrobacter phages that show close functional relationships with Microbacterium phages, highlighting the need for multiple metrics to assess phage relatedness.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Development and pre-clinical characterization of two therapeutic equine formulations towards SARS-CoV-2 proteins for the potential treatment of COVID-19

G. Leon, M. Herrera, M. Vargas, M. Arguedas, A. Sanchez, A. Segura, A. Gomez, G. Solano, E. Corrales-Aguilar, K. Risner, A. Narayanan, C. Bailey, M. Villalta, A. Hernandez, A. Sanchez, , A. Alape

This paper develops and pre-clinically evaluates two equine-derived anti-SARS-CoV-2 polyclonal formulations for potential COVID-19 treatment, showing high neutralizing capacity against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

SUMOylation regulates protein cargo in Astrocyte-derived small extracellular vesicles

A. Fernandez, M. Mendez, O. Santis, K. Corvalan, M.-T. Gomez, P. Landgraf, T. Kaehne, A. Rojas-Fernandez, U. Wyneken

This study investigates how SUMOylation affects protein cargo in astrocyte-derived small extracellular vesicles and shows that it influences the physiological function of target cells.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2020 · PreprintCell Biology

Modification of forests by people means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

H. S. Grantham, A. Duncan, T. D. Evans, K. R. Jones, H. Beyer, R. Schuster, J. Walston, J. Ray, J. Robinson, M. Callow, T. Clements, H. Costa, A. DeGemmis, P. R. Elsen, J. Ervin, , S. Wang

The paper quantifies global forest modification, finding 40.5% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, mostly in specific regions, and highlights the need for policies to protect these areas.

bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2020 · PreprintEcology

Architectural traits constrain the evolution of unisexual flowers and sexual segregation within inflorescences: an interspecific approach

R. Torices, A. Afonso, A. A. Anderberg, J. M. Gomez, M. Mendez

The paper investigates how inflorescence architecture influences floral sex allocation and unisexuality in flowering plants by analyzing inflorescence traits across species with varying sexual specialization.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2019Evolutionary Biology

Nanoscale organization of rotavirus replication machineries

Y. Garces Suarez, J. L. Martinez, D. Torres Hernandez, H. O. Hernandez, M. Mendez, C. Wood, J. M. Rendon-Mancha, D. Silva-Ayala, S. Lopez, A. Guerrero, C. F. Arias

This study uses super-resolution microscopy to reveal the nanoscale organization of rotavirus replication machineries, showing seven viral proteins and dsRNA arranged in six concentric layers within viro-plasms.

bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2018Microbiology