Published research

Selected publications (newest first):

Pech, R., Volná, A., Hunt, L., Bartas, M., Červeň, J., Pečinka, P., Špunda, V., & Nezval, J. (2022). Regulation of Phenolic Compound Production by Light Varying in Spectral Quality and Total Irradiance. International journal of molecular sciences, 23(12), 6533. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/12/6533
Bartas, M., Volná, A., Beaudoin, C. A., Poulsen, E. T., Červeň, J., Brázda, V., Špunda, V., Blundell T., & Pečinka, P. (2022). Unheeded SARS-CoV-2 proteins? A deep look into negative-sense RNA. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 23(3), bbac045. https://academic.oup.com/bib/article/23/3/bbac045/6539840?login=true
Beaudoin, C. A., Bartas, M., Volná, A., Pečinka, P., & Blundell, T. L. (2022). Are There Hidden Genes in DNA/RNA Vaccines?. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 801915. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.801915/full
Bartas, M., Slychko, K., Brázda, V., Červeň, J., Beaudoin, C. A., Blundell, T. L., & Pečinka, P. (2022). Searching for New Z-DNA/Z-RNA Binding Proteins Based on Structural Similarity to Experimentally Validated Zα Domain. International journal of molecular sciences, 23(2), 768. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/2/768
Volná, A., Bartas, M., Nezval, J., Špunda, V., Pečinka, P., & Červeň, J. (2021). Searching for G-Quadruplex-Binding Proteins in Plants: New Insight into Possible G-Quadruplex Regulation. BioTech, 10(4), 20. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6284/10/4/20
Kundrátová, K., Bartas, M., Pečinka, P., Hejna, O., Rychlá, A., Čurn, V., & Červeň, J. (2021). Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of drought stress response in opium poppy plants during the first week of germination. Plants, 10(9), 1878. https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/9/1878
Bartas, M., Brázda, V., Volná, A., Červeň, J., Pečinka, P., & Zawacka-Pankau, J. E. (2021). The Changes in the p53 Protein across the Animal Kingdom Point to Its Involvement in Longevity. International journal of molecular sciences, 22(16), 8512. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/16/8512
Volná, A., Bartas, M., Karlický, V., Nezval, J., Kundrátová, K., Pečinka, P., Špunda, V., & Červeň, J. (2021). G-Quadruplex in Gene Encoding Large Subunit of Plant RNA Polymerase II: A Billion-Year-Old Story. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(14), 7381. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7381
Bartas, M., Goswami, P., Lexa, M., Červeň, J., Volná, A., Fojta, M., Brázda, V., Pečinka, P. 2021. Letter to the Editor: Significant mutation enrichment in inverted repeat sites of new SARS-CoV-2 strains. Briefings in Bioinformatics. https://academic.oup.com/bib/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bib/bbab129/6219140?login=true
Bohálová, N., Cantara, A., Bartas, M., Kaura, P., Šťastný, J., Pečinka, P., Fojta, M., Mergny, J.L., Brázda, V. 2021. Analyses of viral genomes for G-quadruplex forming sequences reveal their correlation with the type of infection. Biochimie. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300908421000961
Bohálová, N., Cantara, A., Bartas, M., Kaura, P., Šťastný, J., Pečinka, P., Fojta, M., Brázda, V., 2021. Tracing dsDNA Virus–Host Coevolution through Correlation of Their G-Quadruplex-Forming Sequences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(7), 3433. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/7/3433
Bartas, M., Červeň, J., Guziurová, S., Slychko, K., Pečinka, P., 2021. Amino Acid Composition in Various Types of Nucleic Acid-Binding Proteins. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, 922. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22020922
Goswami, P., Bartas, M., Lexa, M., Bohálová, N., Volná, A., Červeň, J., Červeňová, V., Pečinka, P., Špunda, V., Fojta, M., Brázda, V., 2020. SARS-CoV-2 hot-spot mutations are significantly enriched within inverted repeats and CpG island loci. Briefings in Bioinformatics. https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbaa385
Bartas, M., Brázda, V., Bohálová, N., Cantara, A., Volná, A., Stachurová, T., Malachová, K., Jagelská, E.B., Porubiaková, O., Červeň, J., Pečinka, P., 2020. In-depth bioinformatic analyses of Nidovirales including human SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV viruses suggest important roles of non-canonical nucleic acid structures in their lifecycles. Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 1583. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01583/full
Bartas, M., Brázda, V., Červeň, J., Pečinka, P., 2020. Characterization of p53 Family Homologs in Evolutionary Remote Branches of Holozoa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, 6. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/1/6/htm
Bartas, M, Bažantová, P., Brázda, V., Liao, J., Červeň, J., Pečinka, P., 2019. Identification of distinct amino acid composition of human cruciform binding proteins. Molecular Biology 53, 97–106. http://molecbio.ru/?view=article&id=7766
Bartas, Martin, Čutová, M., Brázda, V., Kaura, P., Št’astný, J., Kolomazník, J., Coufal, J., Goswami, P., Červeň, J., Pečinka, P., 2019. The presence and localization of G-quadruplex forming sequences in the domain of bacteria. Molecules 24, 1711. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/9/1711/htm
Bartas, Martin, Brázda, V., Karlický, V., Červeň, J., Pečinka, P., 2018. Bioinformatics analyses and in vitro evidence for five and six stacked G-quadruplex forming sequences. Biochimie 150, 70–75. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0300908418301251
Bartas, Martin, Červeň, J., Oppelt, J., Peteja, M., Vávra, P., Zonča, P., Procházka, V., Brázda, V., Pečinka, P., 2018. Liver regeneration during the associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy procedure in Sus scrofa is positively modulated by stem cells. Oncology letters 15, 6309–6321. https://www.spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/ol.2018.8108
Brázda, V., Červeň, J., Bartas, M., Mikysková, N., Coufal, J., Pečinka, P., 2018. The amino acid composition of quadruplex binding proteins reveals a shared motif and predicts new potential quadruplex interactors. Molecules 23, 2341. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/9/2341/htm