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Daniel A. Villarreal

San Diego State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9011-3719Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 2 Biochemistry· 1

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Organism:E. coli· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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Amineh RastandehiD· 2 shared Kristin N. ParentiD· 2 shared Nino MakasarashviliiD· 2 shared Rees F. GarmanniD· 2 shared Sherry Baker· 2 shared Sundharraman SubramanianiD· 2 shared Aaryan Kapoor· 1 shared Anca Mara SegalliD· 1 shared

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintApr 7, 2026

Screening metatranscriptomes for ultrastable RNA secondary structures reveals hidden bacteriophages and novel capsid nanomaterials

Daniel A. Villarreal, Nino Makasarashvili, Aaryan Kapoor…·Rees F. Garmann

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.05.716407

bacteria (other)metagenomics

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BiophysicsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedAug 11, 2025

Measuring the selective packaging of RNA molecules by viral coat proteins in cells

Amineh Rastandeh, Nino Makasarashvili, Herman K. Dhaliwal…·Rees F. Garmann

This study investigates how bacteriophage MS2 coat proteins selectively package viral RNA over host RNA, finding that selectivity arises from collective interactions rather than a single stem-loop.

11 citations

E. colibulk RNA-seq

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BiophysicsNature PhysicsPeer-reviewedMay 5, 2025

Robust and resource-optimal dynamic pattern formation of Min proteins in vivo

Ziyuan Ren, Henrik Weyer, Michael Sandler…·Suckjoon Jun

This study investigates the robustness and dynamics of Min protein oscillations in E. coli, showing their optimal expression levels and complex patterns under varying conditions.

15 citations

E. colibiophysical modeling

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