Latest publications:
1 M. Ortiz-Rodríguez, S.P. Singh, F.J. Cao-García, R. Galletto, and B. Ibarra. Regulation of Pfh1 helicase activity by nucleic acid interactions and mitochondrial SSB. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2026), 123 (21) e2602528123.
2 T.Nicolás-García, N. M.Sabanés, R.Bocanegra, G.Tobajas-Curiel, B.Ibarra*, and E. M.Pérez*. Real‐Time Single‐Molecule Observation of a Chemical Reaction Reshaping the Energy Landscape of a Molecular Shuttle. Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2026), e3232767.
3 I. Plaza-G.A., M. Ortiz-Rodríguez, S. Buchanan, S Míguez, K Lemishko, F. Moreno-Herrero, R. Fernandez-Leiro, G.L. Ciesielski, B. Ibarra. Auto-regulation of the real-time kinetics of the human mitochondrial replicative helicase. Nature Communications (2025), 16, 5460.
4 T. Nicolás-García, N. Martín-Sabanés, R. Bocanegra, R. Dean Astumian, Emilio M. Pérez, B. Ibarra. Transition-path times of individual molecular shuttles under mechanical equilibrium show symmetry. Chem (2025), 11, 6, 12, 102627.
5 D. Carlero, S. Fukuda, R. Bocanegra, T. Ando, J. Martin-Benito, B. Ibarra. Conformational dynamics of Influenza A virus ribonucleoprotein complexes during RNA synthesis. ACS Nano (2024). Jul 16;18(30):19518–27. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01362.
6 I. Plaza-G.A, K.M. Lemishko, R. Crespo, TQ Truong, L.S. Kaguni, FJ Cao-García GL Ciesielski, B. Ibarra. Mechanism of strand displacement DNA synthesis by the coordinated activities of human mitochondrial DNA polymerase and SSB. Nucleic Acids Research (2023), Feb 28;51(4):1750-1765.
7 F. Cerron, S de Lorenzo, KM Lemishko, G Ciesielski, LS Kaguni, FJ Cao, B. Ibarra. Replicative DNA polymerases promote active displacement of SSB proteins during lagging strand synthesis. Nucleic Acids Research (2019), 47(11): 5723-5734.
8 T. Naranjo, KM Lemishko, S de Lorenzo, A Somoza, F Ritort, EM Pérez, B. Ibarra. Dynamics of individual molecular shuttles under mechanical tension. Nature Communications (2018), 9, 4512. Selected as Nat Comm. Editor’s highlights.