Philip Bevilacqua

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Chemistry

Research Summary

Biological chemistry of RNA, characterization of RNA catalysis and folding, characterization of the RNA-dependent regulation of human viral response and RNA folding in plants as a response to environmental stress.

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Recent Publications

Single-cell probing of RNA structure

Jolley, E. A. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Mar 2024, In: Nature methods. 21, 3, p. 377-378 2 p.

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Flanking Sequence Cotranscriptionally Regulates Twister Ribozyme Activity

McKinley, L. N., Kern, R. G., Assmann, S. M. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Jan 2 2024, In: Biochemistry. 63, 1, p. 53-68 16 p.

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Rock, scissors, paper: How RNA structure informs function

Assmann, S. M., Chou, H. L. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Jun 2023, In: Plant Cell. 35, 6, p. 1671-1707 37 p.

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Transcriptome-wide probing reveals RNA thermometers that regulate translation of glycerol permease genes in Bacillus subtilis

Jolley, E. A., Yakhnin, H., Tack, D. C., Babitzke, P. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Sep 2023, In: RNA. 29, 9, p. 1365-1378 14 p.

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RNA folding studies inside peptide-rich droplets reveal roles of modified nucleosides at the origin of life

Meyer, M. O., Yamagami, R., Choi, S., Keating, C. D. & Bevilacqua, P. C., 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 38, eadh5152.

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In vivo-like nearest neighbor parameters improve prediction of fractional RNA base-pairing in cells

Sieg, J. P., Jolley, E. A., Huot, M. J., Babitzke, P. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Nov 10 2023, In: Nucleic acids research. 51, 20, p. 11298-11317 20 p.

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MeltR software provides facile determination of nucleic acid thermodynamics

Sieg, J. P., Arteaga, S. J., Znosko, B. M. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Jun 14 2023, In: Biophysical Reports. 3, 2, 100101.

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In vivo structure probing of RNA in Archaea: novel insights into the ribosome structure of Methanosarcina acetivorans

Williams, A. M., Jolley, E. A., Santiago-Martínez, M. G., Chan, C. X. I. N., Gutell, R. R., Ferry, J. G. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Oct 2023, In: RNA. 29, 10, p. 1610-1620 11 p.

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Regulatory Mechanisms through RNA Conformational Switching and Dynamics

Bevilacqua, P. C. & Tolbert, B. S., Sep 30 2022, In: Journal of Molecular Biology. 434, 18, 167794.

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RNA multimerization as an organizing force for liquid–liquid phase separation

Bevilacqua, P. C., Williams, A. M., Chou, H. L. & Assmann, S. M., Jan 2022, In: RNA. 28, 1, p. 16-26 11 p.

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Phase-specific RNA accumulation and duplex thermodynamics in multiphase coacervate models for membraneless organelles

Choi, S., Meyer, M. C. O., Bevilacqua, P. C. & Keating, C. D., Oct 2022, In: Nature Chemistry. 14, 10, p. 1110-1117 8 p.

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Experimental demonstration and pan-structurome prediction of climate-associated riboSNitches in Arabidopsis

Ferrero-Serrano, Á., Sylvia, M. M., Forstmeier, P. C., Olson, A. J., Ware, D., Bevilacqua, P. C. & Assmann, S. M., Dec 2022, In: Genome biology. 23, 1, 101.

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Upstream Flanking Sequence Assists Folding of an RNA Thermometer

Jolley, E. A., Bormes, K. M. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Sep 30 2022, In: Journal of Molecular Biology. 434, 18, 167786.

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The Metabolome Weakens RNA Thermodynamic Stability and Strengthens RNA Chemical Stability

Sieg, J. P., McKinley, L. N., Huot, M. J., Yennawar, N. H. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Nov 15 2022, In: Biochemistry. 61, 22, p. 2579-2591 13 p.

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Biological solution conditions and flanking sequence modulate LLPS of RNA G-quadruplex structures

Williams, A. M., Dickson, T. M., Lagoa-Miguel, C. A. & Bevilacqua, P. C., Sep 2022, In: RNA. 28, 9, p. 1197-1209 13 p.

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