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Elizabeth Suesca

Universidad de Los Andes

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Approach:mixed model· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Chad LeidyiD· 3 shared Chiara CarazzoneiD· 3 shared Marcela Manrique-MorenoiD· 3 shared Gerson-Dirceu LópeziD· 2 shared Alejandro CifuentesiD· 1 shared Andres Ballesteros· 1 shared Camilo A. Aponte-SantamariaiD· 1 shared Carolina Muñoz-CamargoiD· 1 shared

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The Staphylococcus aureus carotenoid staphyloxanthin modifies the structure of phosphatidylglycerol lipid bilayers

David Ricardo Figueroa Blanco, Andres Ballesteros, Julián M. Delgado, Juan David Orjuela, John E. Cabrera, Logan Hartmann, Jad Jaber, Kevin Ji, Lucy Knox, Elizabeth Suesca, Gerson-Dirceu López, Chiara Carazzone, Marcela Manrique-Moreno, Gian Pietro Miscione, Stephanie Tristram‐Nagle, , Camilo A. Aponte-Santamaria

This study investigates how staphyloxanthin modifies phosphatidylglycerol lipid bilayers using simulations and experiments, revealing structural changes that enhance membrane stability.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Exposure to the antimicrobial peptides LL-37 and ATRA-1 induces a lipidome response in Staphylococcus aureus that alters membrane biophysical properties

Christian Fuertes, Juan E. Gonzalez, Elizabeth Suesca, Paula Guzmán-Sastoque, Carolina Muñoz-Camargo, Marcela Manrique-Moreno, Chiara Carazzone, Chad Leidy

This study investigates how antimicrobial peptides LL-37 and ATRA-1 alter lipid composition and membrane biophysical properties in Staphylococcus aureus, revealing peptide-specific lipid remodeling responses.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes · Jun 16, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Membrane structural properties in Staphylococcus aureus are tuned by the carotenoid 4,4'-diaponeurosporenoic acid

Jessica Múnera-Jaramillo, Gerson-Dirceu López, Elizabeth Suesca, Elena Ibáñez, Alejandro Cifuentes, Chiara Carazzone, Chad Leidy, Marcela Manrique-Moreno

This study investigates how 4,4'-DNPA, a carotenoid in S. aureus, affects membrane biophysical properties, showing it increases membrane order and stability compared to STX.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes · May 18, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics