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Prateek Raj

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

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Generative AI designs functional thiolation domains for reprogramming non-ribosomal peptide synthetases

Emre Fatih Bülbül, Seounggun Bang, Kevin George, Gabriele Bianchi, Prateek Raj, Seonyong Chung, Vincent Pauline, Ramon Hochstrasser, Hannah A. Minas, Walid A. M. Elgaher, Andreas M. Kany, Anna K. H. Hirsch, Steven Schmitt, Dirk W. Heinz, Olga V. Kalinina, , Kenan A. J. Bozhüyük

This paper uses generative AI to design functional thiolation domains for reprogramming NRPSs, improving product formation and stability.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Molecular insights into the capsular polysaccharide transporter Wza-Wzc complex

Biao Yuan, Christian Sieben, Prateek Raj, Tina Rietschel, Rory Hennell James, Anja Gatzemeier, Lothar Jänsch, Thomas C. Marlovits, Dirk W. Heinz

The paper structures the Wza-Wzc complex from E. coli K12 using cryo-EM, revealing its role in CPS transport and identifying a CPS-binding domain.

Nature Communications · Feb 5, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology