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K. G. Blank

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Biochemistry· 1 Biophysics· 1 Microbiology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:E. coli· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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C. M. Bidan· 2 shared A. Bacic· 1 shared A. E. Bergues-Pupo· 1 shared A. Sampathkumar· 1 shared A. Sarlet· 1 shared B. Koksch· 1 shared D. Varon Silva· 1 shared E. Raguin· 1 shared

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2019-2022 · peak 3/yr

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C. M. Bidan

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DEFECTIVE KERNEL1 (DEK1) regulates cellulose synthesis and affects primary cell wall mechanics

L. Novakovic, G. E. Yakubov, Y. Ma, A. Bacic, K. G. Blank, A. Sampathkumar, K. L. Johnson

This study identifies DEK1 as a regulator of cellulose synthesis and cell wall mechanics in Arabidopsis thaliana.

bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2022Plant Biology

Influence of metal cations on the viscoelastic properties of Escherichia coli biofilms

A. Sarlet, V. Ruffine, K. G. Blank, C. M. Bidan

This study investigates how trivalent metal cations affect the mechanical stiffness of E. coli biofilms, showing significant stiffening with Al(III) and Fe(III) but not with Zn(II) or Ca(II).

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2022Biochemistry

Induced mineralization in Escherichia coli biofilms: the key role of bacterial alkaline phosphatase

L. Zorzetto, E. Scoppola, E. Raguin, K. G. Blank, P. Fratzl, C. M. Bidan

This study shows bacterial alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is essential for mineralization in Escherichia coli biofilms, identified through experiments and imaging techniques.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2022Microbiology

Structural Determinants of Coiled Coil Mechanics

P. Lopez-Garcia, M. Goktas, A. E. Bergues-Pupo, B. Koksch, D. Varon Silva, K. G. Blank

This study investigates how helix propensity and hydrophobic core packing affect the mechanical stability of coiled coil heterodimers using single-molecule force spectroscopy.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2019Biophysics