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Kaya Jain

New York University

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Peptidoglycan turnover promotes active transport of protein through the bacterial cell wall

Zarina Akbary, Kunal Samantaray, Dan Shafir, Kaya Jain, Glen M. Hocky, Sven van Teeffelen, Enrique Rojas

The paper shows that peptidoglycan turnover in Bacillus subtilis enables active transport of proteins through the cell wall, revealing a bacterial mechanism for molecular movement.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology