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K. T. Forest

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B. O. Oyserman· 3 shared F. Moya-Flores· 3 shared B. Douzi· 2 shared G. Ball· 2 shared J. J. Hamilton· 2 shared J. R. Dwulit-Smith· 2 shared K. D. McMahon· 2 shared S. He· 2 shared

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Diversity, distribution, and expression of opsin genes in freshwater lakes

S. He, A. M. Linz, S. L. R. Stevens, P. Q. Tran, F. Moya-Flores, B. O. Oyserman, J. R. Dwulit-Smith, K. T. Forest, K. D. McMahon

This study investigates opsin gene diversity, distribution, and expression in freshwater lakes, finding that opsin abundance correlates with lake optical properties and DOC levels, and highlights the role of rhodopsin-based phototrophy in clearwater lakes.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2022Microbiology

CbpD crystal structure adds intrigue to substrate-specificity motifs in chitin-active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases

C. Dade, B. Douzi, C. Cambillau, G. Ball, R. Voulhoux, K. T. Forest

The paper reports the crystal structure of CbpD, revealing chitin-specific motifs and post-translational modifications, and highlights the utility of AI in structural prediction.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Multidisciplinary Interrogation of a Crucial Protein Interface in the Type II Secretion System

C. A. Escobar, B. Douzi, G. Ball, B. Barbat, S. Alphonse, L. Quinton, R. Vouhoux, K. T. Forest

The paper determines the structural role of XcpH in the T2SS by showing it bridges XcpIJK and XcpG, revealing its adapter function through unwinding of its N-terminal helix.

bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Description of a widespread bacterial secretion system with chemically diverse substrates

A. S. Grossman, T. J. Mauer, K. T. Forest, H. Goodrich-Blair

The paper identifies a new Gram-negative bacterial secretion system, TXISS, through analysis of DUF560 proteins, showing their role in lipoprotein surface exposure and soluble protein secretion across diverse bacterial species.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

acI Actinobacteria Assemble a Functional Actinorhodopsin with Natively-synthesized Retinal

J. R. Dwulit-Smith, J. J. Hamilton, D. M. Stevenson, S. He, B. O. Oyserman, F. Moya-Flores, D. Amador-Noguez, K. McMahon, K. T. Forest

This study demonstrates that acI Actinobacteria can synthesize retinal and assemble functional actinorhodopsins for proton pumping using genomic and heterologous expression analyses.

bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2018Microbiology

Metabolic Network Analysis and Metatranscriptomics Reveals Auxotrophies and Nutrient Sources of the Cosmopolitan Freshwater Microbial Lineage acI

J. J. Hamilton, S. L. Garcia, B. S. Brown, B. O. Oyserman, F. Moya-Flores, S. Bertilsson, R. R. Malmstrom, K. T. Forest, K. D. McMahon

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2017Microbiology