Author

Heritage Afolabi

University of York

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Microbiology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. WilkinsoniD· 1 shared Bethan E. Kinniment-WilliamsiD· 1 shared Gavin H. ThomasiD· 1 shared Javeria MehboobiD· 1 shared Marjan W. van der WoudeiD· 1 shared Reyme HermaniD· 1 shared Rory ElstoniD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2025 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

7 top collaborators · 21 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperMicrobiology

Anthony J. WilkinsonORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

1 paper

Recent·Most cited

Itaconate utilisation by the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires uptake via the IctPQM TRAP transporter

Javeria Mehboob, Reyme Herman, Rory Elston, Heritage Afolabi, Bethan E. Kinniment-Williams, Marjan W. van der Woude, Anthony J. Wilkinson, Gavin H. Thomas

This study identifies the IctPQM TRAP transporter as essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa to utilize itaconate, a host-derived metabolite, by showing its specific binding and structural adaptations.

Biochemical Journal · Aug 28, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology