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Karissa Mennes

Harvard University;

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Structure of Bacillus cereus ZmaM, a peptidase-ABC transporter that secretes and activates zwittermicin A

Gerardo E Zavala, José A Velilla, Richard M Walsh, Mit Patel, Karissa Mennes, Wasan Rafat, Miguel A Aguilar Ramos, Martin Daniel-Ivad, Fernando H Ramirez-Guadiana, David Z Rudner, Emily P Balskus, Rachelle Gaudet

The paper structures ZmaM, a type II peptidase-ABC transporter in B. cereus, showing it activates and exports zwittermicin A by coordinating peptidase and transporter modules.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology