Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (8 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (7 papers). Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (8 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (7 papers). Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and New Zealand. Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo's co-authors include Søren J. Sørensen, David Mayo-Muñoz, Joseph Bondy‐Denomy, Jakob Russel, Shiraz A. Shah, Nicole D. Marino, Peter C. Fineran, Bálint Csörgő, Roger A. Garrett and Nils Birkholz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo

22 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications

2024 49 citations David Mayo-Muñoz, Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo et al. Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

Peers

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Ron L. Dy New Zealand

David Mayo-Muñoz Denmark

Anna C. Llewellyn United States

MaryClare F. Rollins United States

Hannah G. Hampton New Zealand

Gaurav Dugar Germany

Aa Haeruman Azam Japan

Ryan T. Leenay United States

Tatiana Dimitriu United Kingdom

Klaus Harms Norway

Ron L. Dy New Zealand

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188 ×1.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo

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Zeng, Zhifeng, Jayashree Rao, Mario Rodríguez Mestre, et al.. (2025). Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria. Science. 388(6745). eads6055–eads6055. 13 indexed citations

Mayo-Muñoz, David, et al.. (2024). Inhibitors of bacterial immune systems: discovery, mechanisms and applications. Nature Reviews Genetics. 25(4). 237–254. 49 indexed citations breakdown →

Becker, Heinz, Georg Hochberg, Lennart Randau, et al.. (2024). Structural variation of types IV-A1- and IV-A3-mediated CRISPR interference. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9306–9306. 3 indexed citations

Mestre, Mario Rodríguez, Blanca López‐Méndez, Ivo A. Hendriks, et al.. (2024). Retron-Eco1 assembles NAD+-hydrolyzing filaments that provide immunity against bacteriophages. Molecular Cell. 84(11). 2185–2202.e12. 26 indexed citations

Pinilla‐Redondo, Rafael, Jonas Stenløkke Madsen, Nan Yang, et al.. (2024). Horizontal transmission of a multidrug-resistant IncN plasmid isolated from urban wastewater. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 271. 115971–115971. 1 indexed citations

Mayo-Muñoz, David, et al.. (2024). The role of noncoding RNAs in bacterial immunity. Trends in Microbiology. 33(2). 208–222. 2 indexed citations

Payne, Leighton, Simon A. Jackson, & Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo. (2024). Supramolecular assemblies in bacterial immunity: an emerging paradigm. Trends in Microbiology. 32(9). 828–831. 10 indexed citations

Mayo-Muñoz, David, Jakob Russel, Robert D. Fagerlund, et al.. (2023). Bacteriophages suppress CRISPR–Cas immunity using RNA-based anti-CRISPRs. Nature. 623(7987). 601–607. 43 indexed citations

Mayo-Muñoz, David, Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo, Nils Birkholz, & Peter C. Fineran. (2023). A host of armor: Prokaryotic immune strategies against mobile genetic elements. Cell Reports. 42(7). 112672–112672. 60 indexed citations

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Marino, Nicole D., Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo, & Joseph Bondy‐Denomy. (2022). CRISPR-Cas12a targeting of ssDNA plays no detectable role in immunity. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(11). 6414–6422. 22 indexed citations

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Zeng, Zhifeng, Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo, Shiraz A. Shah, et al.. (2022). A short prokaryotic Argonaute activates membrane effector to confer antiviral defense. Cell Host & Microbe. 30(7). 930–943.e6. 51 indexed citations

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Pinilla‐Redondo, Rafael, Jakob Russel, David Mayo-Muñoz, et al.. (2021). CRISPR-Cas systems are widespread accessory elements across bacterial and archaeal plasmids. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(8). 4315–4328. 61 indexed citations

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Ibarra‐Chávez, Rodrigo, Mads Frederik Hansen, Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo, Kimberley D. Seed, & Urvish Trivedi. (2021). Phage satellites and their emerging applications in biotechnology. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 45(6). 29 indexed citations

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Pinilla‐Redondo, Rafael, Nicole D. Marino, Robert D. Fagerlund, et al.. (2020). Discovery of multiple anti-CRISPRs highlights anti-defense gene clustering in mobile genetic elements. Nature Communications. 11(1). 105 indexed citations

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Mahendra, Caroline, Kathleen A. Christie, Beatriz A. Osuna, et al.. (2020). Broad-spectrum anti-CRISPR proteins facilitate horizontal gene transfer. Nature Microbiology. 5(4). 620–629. 79 indexed citations

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Marino, Nicole D., Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo, Bálint Csörgő, & Joseph Bondy‐Denomy. (2020). Anti-CRISPR protein applications: natural brakes for CRISPR-Cas technologies. Nature Methods. 17(5). 471–479. 170 indexed citations

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Russel, Jakob, Rafael Pinilla‐Redondo, David Mayo-Muñoz, Shiraz A. Shah, & Søren J. Sørensen. (2020). CRISPRCasTyper: Automated Identification, Annotation, and Classification of CRISPR-Cas Loci. The CRISPR Journal. 3(6). 462–469. 173 indexed citations

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Pinilla‐Redondo, Rafael, David Mayo-Muñoz, Jakob Russel, et al.. (2019). Type IV CRISPR–Cas systems are highly diverse and involved in competition between plasmids. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(4). 2000–2012. 146 indexed citations

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Pinilla‐Redondo, Rafael, Valentine Cyriaque, Samuel Jacquiod, Søren J. Sørensen, & Leise Riber. (2018). Monitoring plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer in microbiomes: recent advances and future perspectives. Plasmid. 99. 56–67. 48 indexed citations

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Pinilla‐Redondo, Rafael, Leise Riber, & Søren J. Sørensen. (2018). Fluorescence Recovery Allows the Implementation of a Fluorescence Reporter Gene Platform Applicable for the Detection and Quantification of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Anoxic Environments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(6). 16 indexed citations

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