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Ella J. Stephens

The University of Queensland

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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The prokaryotic origins of the COMMD protein family involved in eukaryotic membrane trafficking

Meihan Liu, Edmund R. R. Moody, Farrah Blades, Caroline Puente-Lelièvre, Kai‐En Chen, Ella J. Stephens, Katharine A. Michie, Rosemary J. Cater, Tom A. Williams, Brett M. Collins, Michael D. Healy

This study identifies bacterial and archaeal ancestors of eukaryotic COMMD proteins through structural and phylogenetic analysis, showing their origin from a single bacterial gene.

Nature Communications · May 29, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

The GTPase activating protein Gyp6 binds Retromer and inactivates Rab7/Ypt7 to coordinate the formation of endosomal carriers

Ana Catarina Alves, Kai‐En Chen, Lydie Michaillat Mayer, Qian Guo, Ella J. Stephens, Meihan Liu, Michael D. Healy, Brett M. Collins, Andreas Mayer

This study identifies Gyp6 as a GAP that regulates Ypt7 activity through Retromer to coordinate endosomal carrier formation in yeast.

bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology