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A. Kengmo Tchoupa

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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A. Peschel· 2 shared A. Kuroki· 1 shared A. M. A. Elsherbini· 1 shared B. Schittek· 1 shared C. J. Slavetinsky· 1 shared C. M. Ernst· 1 shared D. Kretschmer· 1 shared J. Camus· 1 shared

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A. Peschel

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Lipase-mediated detoxification of host-derived antimicrobial fatty acids by Staphylococcus aureus

A. Kengmo Tchoupa, A. M. A. Elsherbini, X. Fu, O. Ghaneme, L. Seibert, M. A. Boecker, M. Lebtig, J. Camus, S. Papadopoulos Lambidis, B. Schittek, D. Kretschmer, M. Laemmerhofer, A. Peschel

This study identifies Lip2 as a Staphylococcus aureus lipase that detoxifies antimicrobial fatty acids via esterification with cholesterol, revealing its role in skin colonization resistance.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2023Microbiology

PplT domain proteins - ubiquitous potential prokaryotic phospholipid translocases

J. N. Hauser, A. Kengmo Tchoupa, S. Zabel, K. Nieselt, C. M. Ernst, C. J. Slavetinsky, A. Peschel

The paper identifies PplT domain proteins in bacteria and archaea as potential phospholipid translocases, showing their role in membrane lipid metabolism and growth.

bioRxiv · Mar 11, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

The type VII secretion system protects Staphylococcus aureus against antimicrobial host fatty acids

A. Kengmo Tchoupa, K. E. Watkins, R. A. Jones, A. Kuroki, M. T. Alam, S. Perrier, Y. Chen, M. Unnikrishnan

This study shows that the type VII secretion system in Staphylococcus aureus protects against host antimicrobial fatty acids by maintaining membrane integrity and lipid homeostasis.

bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2020Microbiology