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Kevin Steiner

University of Zurich

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Ahmad Ali-AhmadiD· 1 shared Ana Katic· 1 shared Andreas BøggildiD· 1 shared Anna Leoni SwartiD· 1 shared Blanka SokołowskaiD· 1 shared Carmen BuchrieseriD· 1 shared Clara H. Samin· 1 shared David Fernando PlazaiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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The Legionella effector RidL promotes mitochondrial fragmentation through phosphorylation activation of the large GTPase Drp1

Ana Katic, Enza Vittori, Stefanie Halter, Kevin Steiner, Anna Leoni Swart, Milad Radiom, Francisco Javier García-Rodríguez, Tobias Jaggi, Xiaodan Li, Jason A. Mears, Carmen Buchrieser, Pedro Escoll, Vikram Govind Panse, Hubert Hilbi

This study identifies RidL as a bifunctional effector that inhibits retrograde trafficking and promotes mitochondrial fragmentation by phosphorylating Drp1, aiding Legionella pneumophila's intracellular survival.

EMBO Reports · Jun 6, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Structure and function of a fungal AB toxin-like chimerolectin involved in anti-nematode defense

Stefanie S. Schmieder, Gabriele Cordara, Flore Kersten, Kevin Steiner, Clara H. Samin, David Fernando Plaza, Ahmad Ali-Ahmad, Andreas Bøggild, Jesper Lykkegaard Karlsen, Blanka Sokołowska, Thomas P. Boesen, Ute Krengel, Markus Künzler

The paper characterizes CCTX2, a fungal chimerolectin toxin, revealing its structure and mechanism of nematode toxicity through cryo-EM and functional assays.

The EMBO Journal · May 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology