Jack Bravo
28 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18848 |

Ocampo, Rodrigo Fregoso, et al. “DNA Targeting by Compact Cas9d and Its Resurrected Ancestor.” Nature Communications, vol. 16, 457, Springer Nature, 2025, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-55573-4.
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Zhang, Zhiying, et al. “Kiwa Is a Membrane-Embedded Defense Supercomplex Activated at Phage Attachment Sites.” Cell, Elsevier, doi:10.1016/j.cell.2025.07.002.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17113 |

Hibshman, Grace N., et al. “Unraveling the Mechanisms of PAMless DNA Interrogation by SpRY-Cas9.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 3663, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47830-3.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17114 |

Schwartz, Evan A., et al. “RNA Targeting and Cleavage by the Type III-Dv CRISPR Effector Complex.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 3324, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18545 |

Degtev, Dmitrii, et al. “Engineered PsCas9 Enables Therapeutic Genome Editing in Mouse Liver with Lipid Nanoparticles.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 9173, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-53418-8.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17111
Kamatar, Advika, et al. “Lipid Droplets as Substrates for Protein Phase Separation.” Biophysical Journal, vol. 123, no. 11, Elsevier, 2024, pp. 1494–507, doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2024.03.015.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15372 |

Hibshman, Grace N., et al. “Unraveling the Mechanisms of PAMless DNA Interrogation by SpRY-Cas9.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 3663, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47830-3.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17442 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Plasmid Targeting and Destruction by the DdmDE Bacterial Defence System.” Nature, vol. 630, no. 8018, Springer Nature, 2024, pp. 961–67, doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07515-9.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17494 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly. “Anti-Plasmid Immunity: A Key to Pathogen Success?” Future Microbiology, vol. 19, no. 15, Taylor & Francis, 2024, pp. 1269–72, doi:10.1080/17460913.2024.2389720.
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2023 | Published | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17112 |

Steens, Jurre A., et al. “Type III-B CRISPR-Cas Signaling-Based Cascade of Proteolytic Cleavages.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023, doi:10.1101/2023.06.23.546230.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15129 |

O’Brien, Roisin E., et al. “Structural Snapshots of R-Loop Formation by a Type I-C CRISPR Cascade.” Molecular Cell, vol. 83, no. 5, Elsevier, 2023, p. 746–758.e5, doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2023.01.024.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15130 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “RNA Targeting Unleashes Indiscriminate Nuclease Activity of CRISPR–Cas12a2.” Nature, vol. 613, no. 7944, Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 582–87, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05560-w.
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2022 | Published | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17115 |

O’Brien, Roisin E., et al. “Modes of Inhibition Used by Phage Anti-CRISPRs to Evade Type I-C Cascade.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2022, doi:10.1101/2022.06.15.496202.
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2022 | Submitted | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17116 |

Schwartz, Evan A., et al. “Assembly of Multi-Subunit Fusion Proteins into the RNA-Targeting Type III-D CRISPR-Cas Effector Complex.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, doi:10.1101/2022.06.13.496011.
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2022 | Published | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17117 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Large-Scale Structural Rearrangements Unleash Indiscriminate Nuclease Activity of CRISPR-Cas12a2.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2022, doi:10.1101/2022.06.13.495754.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15131 |

Yelland, James N., et al. “A Single 2′-O-Methylation of Ribosomal RNA Gates Assembly of a Functional Ribosome.” Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, vol. 30, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 91–98, doi:10.1038/s41594-022-00891-8.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15132
Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Constructing Next-Generation CRISPR–Cas Tools from Structural Blueprints.” Current Opinion in Biotechnology, vol. 78, 102839, Elsevier, 2022, doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102839.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15133 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Structural Basis for Broad Anti-Phage Immunity by DISARM.” Nature Communications, vol. 13, 2987, Springer Nature, 2022, doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30673-1.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15134 |

Schwartz, Evan A., et al. “Structural Rearrangements Allow Nucleic Acid Discrimination by Type I-D Cascade.” Nature Communications, vol. 13, 2829, Springer Nature, 2022, doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30402-8.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15136 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Structural Basis for Mismatch Surveillance by CRISPR–Cas9.” Nature, vol. 603, no. 7900, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 343–47, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04470-1.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15144
Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly. “SuperFi-Cas9 Exceeds Fidelity, Matches Speed of Original Cas9.” Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, vol. 42, no. 4, Mary Ann Liebert, 2022, p. 12, doi:10.1089/gen.42.04.03.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15137 |

Steens, Jurre A., et al. “SCOPE Enables Type III CRISPR-Cas Diagnostics Using Flexible Targeting and Stringent CARF Ribonuclease Activation.” Nature Communications, vol. 12, 5033, Springer Nature, 2021, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25337-5.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15138 |

Geiger, Florian, et al. “Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation Underpins the Formation of Replication Factories in Rotaviruses.” The EMBO Journal, vol. 40, no. 21, e107711, Embo Press, 2021, doi:10.15252/embj.2021107711.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15139 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Structural Basis of Rotavirus RNA Chaperone Displacement and RNA Annealing.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 118, no. 41, e2100198118, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, doi:10.1073/pnas.2100198118.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15140 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Remdesivir Is a Delayed Translocation Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Replication.” Molecular Cell, vol. 81, no. 7, Elsevier, 2021, p. 1548–1552.e4, doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2021.01.035.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15141 |

Zhou, Yi, et al. “Structure of a Type IV CRISPR-Cas Ribonucleoprotein Complex.” IScience, vol. 24, no. 3, 102201, Elsevier, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102201.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15142 |

O’Brien, Roisin E., et al. “Structural Basis for Assembly of Non-Canonical Small Subunits into Type I-C Cascade.” Nature Communications, vol. 11, 5931, Springer Nature, 2020, doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19785-8.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15143 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Stability of Local Secondary Structure Determines Selectivity of Viral RNA Chaperones.” Nucleic Acids Research, vol. 46, no. 15, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 7924–37, doi:10.1093/nar/gky394.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18848 |

Ocampo, Rodrigo Fregoso, et al. “DNA Targeting by Compact Cas9d and Its Resurrected Ancestor.” Nature Communications, vol. 16, 457, Springer Nature, 2025, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-55573-4.
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2025 | In Press | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20143 |
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Zhang, Zhiying, et al. “Kiwa Is a Membrane-Embedded Defense Supercomplex Activated at Phage Attachment Sites.” Cell, Elsevier, doi:10.1016/j.cell.2025.07.002.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17113 |

Hibshman, Grace N., et al. “Unraveling the Mechanisms of PAMless DNA Interrogation by SpRY-Cas9.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 3663, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47830-3.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17114 |

Schwartz, Evan A., et al. “RNA Targeting and Cleavage by the Type III-Dv CRISPR Effector Complex.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 3324, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18545 |

Degtev, Dmitrii, et al. “Engineered PsCas9 Enables Therapeutic Genome Editing in Mouse Liver with Lipid Nanoparticles.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 9173, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-53418-8.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17111
Kamatar, Advika, et al. “Lipid Droplets as Substrates for Protein Phase Separation.” Biophysical Journal, vol. 123, no. 11, Elsevier, 2024, pp. 1494–507, doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2024.03.015.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15372 |

Hibshman, Grace N., et al. “Unraveling the Mechanisms of PAMless DNA Interrogation by SpRY-Cas9.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 3663, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47830-3.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17442 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Plasmid Targeting and Destruction by the DdmDE Bacterial Defence System.” Nature, vol. 630, no. 8018, Springer Nature, 2024, pp. 961–67, doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07515-9.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17494 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly. “Anti-Plasmid Immunity: A Key to Pathogen Success?” Future Microbiology, vol. 19, no. 15, Taylor & Francis, 2024, pp. 1269–72, doi:10.1080/17460913.2024.2389720.
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2023 | Published | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17112 |

Steens, Jurre A., et al. “Type III-B CRISPR-Cas Signaling-Based Cascade of Proteolytic Cleavages.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023, doi:10.1101/2023.06.23.546230.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15129 |

O’Brien, Roisin E., et al. “Structural Snapshots of R-Loop Formation by a Type I-C CRISPR Cascade.” Molecular Cell, vol. 83, no. 5, Elsevier, 2023, p. 746–758.e5, doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2023.01.024.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15130 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “RNA Targeting Unleashes Indiscriminate Nuclease Activity of CRISPR–Cas12a2.” Nature, vol. 613, no. 7944, Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 582–87, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05560-w.
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2022 | Published | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17115 |

O’Brien, Roisin E., et al. “Modes of Inhibition Used by Phage Anti-CRISPRs to Evade Type I-C Cascade.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2022, doi:10.1101/2022.06.15.496202.
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2022 | Submitted | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17116 |

Schwartz, Evan A., et al. “Assembly of Multi-Subunit Fusion Proteins into the RNA-Targeting Type III-D CRISPR-Cas Effector Complex.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, doi:10.1101/2022.06.13.496011.
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2022 | Published | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 17117 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Large-Scale Structural Rearrangements Unleash Indiscriminate Nuclease Activity of CRISPR-Cas12a2.” BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2022, doi:10.1101/2022.06.13.495754.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15131 |

Yelland, James N., et al. “A Single 2′-O-Methylation of Ribosomal RNA Gates Assembly of a Functional Ribosome.” Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, vol. 30, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 91–98, doi:10.1038/s41594-022-00891-8.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15132
Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Constructing Next-Generation CRISPR–Cas Tools from Structural Blueprints.” Current Opinion in Biotechnology, vol. 78, 102839, Elsevier, 2022, doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102839.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15133 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Structural Basis for Broad Anti-Phage Immunity by DISARM.” Nature Communications, vol. 13, 2987, Springer Nature, 2022, doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30673-1.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15134 |

Schwartz, Evan A., et al. “Structural Rearrangements Allow Nucleic Acid Discrimination by Type I-D Cascade.” Nature Communications, vol. 13, 2829, Springer Nature, 2022, doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30402-8.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15136 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Structural Basis for Mismatch Surveillance by CRISPR–Cas9.” Nature, vol. 603, no. 7900, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 343–47, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04470-1.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15144
Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly. “SuperFi-Cas9 Exceeds Fidelity, Matches Speed of Original Cas9.” Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, vol. 42, no. 4, Mary Ann Liebert, 2022, p. 12, doi:10.1089/gen.42.04.03.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15137 |

Steens, Jurre A., et al. “SCOPE Enables Type III CRISPR-Cas Diagnostics Using Flexible Targeting and Stringent CARF Ribonuclease Activation.” Nature Communications, vol. 12, 5033, Springer Nature, 2021, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25337-5.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15138 |

Geiger, Florian, et al. “Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation Underpins the Formation of Replication Factories in Rotaviruses.” The EMBO Journal, vol. 40, no. 21, e107711, Embo Press, 2021, doi:10.15252/embj.2021107711.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15139 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Structural Basis of Rotavirus RNA Chaperone Displacement and RNA Annealing.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 118, no. 41, e2100198118, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, doi:10.1073/pnas.2100198118.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15140 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Remdesivir Is a Delayed Translocation Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Replication.” Molecular Cell, vol. 81, no. 7, Elsevier, 2021, p. 1548–1552.e4, doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2021.01.035.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15141 |

Zhou, Yi, et al. “Structure of a Type IV CRISPR-Cas Ribonucleoprotein Complex.” IScience, vol. 24, no. 3, 102201, Elsevier, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102201.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15142 |

O’Brien, Roisin E., et al. “Structural Basis for Assembly of Non-Canonical Small Subunits into Type I-C Cascade.” Nature Communications, vol. 11, 5931, Springer Nature, 2020, doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19785-8.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15143 |

Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly, et al. “Stability of Local Secondary Structure Determines Selectivity of Viral RNA Chaperones.” Nucleic Acids Research, vol. 46, no. 15, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 7924–37, doi:10.1093/nar/gky394.
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