July 25, 2025, Filed Under: People

Malisha Welikala

Postdoctoral Associate

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malisha dot welikala at utexas dot edu

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Structural basis for the evolution of a domesticated group II intron–like reverse transcriptase to function in host cell DNA repair

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Citation: Park SK, Guo M, Stamos JL, Wantae K, Lee S, Zhang YJ, Lambowitz AM. Structural basis of the evolution of a domesticated group II intron-like reverse transcriptase to function in host cell DNA repair. Biochemistry. 2025 July 29; 12231):e2504208122. Download Citation

Human cells contain myriad excised linear intron RNAs with links to gene regulation and potential utility as biomarkers

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Citation: Yao J, Xu H, Ferrick-Kiddie EA, Nottingham RM, Wu DC, Ares M, Lambowitz AM. Human cells contain myriad excised linear intron RNAs with links to gene regulation and potential utility as biomarkers. PloS Genet. 2024 Sep 26; 20(9):e1011416 185 (20) :3671-3688. Download Citation

Arg-tRNA synthetase links inflammatory metabolism to RNA splicing and nuclear trafficking via SRRM2

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Citation: Cui H, Diedrich JK, Wu DC, Lim JJ, Nottingham RM, Moresco JJ, Yates JR, Blencowe BJ, Lambowitz AM, Schimmel P. Arg-tRNA synthetase links inflammatory metabolism to RNA splicing and nuclear trafficking via SRRM2. Nature Cell Biology [Internet]. 25 :592–603. Download Citation cui_2023.pdf 10.53 MB Full Text News & views highlight:… read more

Group II-like Reverse Transcriptases Function in Double Strand Break Repair

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Citation: Park SK, Mohr G, Yao J, Russell R, Lambowitz AM. Group II-like Reverse Transcriptases Function in Double Strand Break Repair. Cell [Internet]. 185 (20) :3671-3688. Download Citation park_cell_2022.pdf 12.54 MB Full Text Cell Leading Edge Highlight: Moran, J.V. and Wilson, T.E. Reverse transcriptase meets DNA, again: Possible roles for transposable… read more

Identification of protein-protected mRNA fragments and structured excised intron RNAs in human plasma by TGIRT-seq peak calling

Tagged With: 2020

Citation: Yao J, Wu DC, Nottingham RM, Lambowitz AM. Identification of protein-protected mRNA fragments and structured excised intron RNAs in human plasma by TGIRT-seq peak calling. eLife [Internet]. Download Citation Last updated on 09/15/2020

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Department of Molecular Biosciences

Malisha Welikala

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