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Rachel I. Salemi

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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David M. HersheyiD· 2 shared Ana K. CruziD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 26, 2026

Disrupting chemotaxis stimulates adhesion by recruiting a putative c-di-GMP effector to the Caulobacter crescentus cell pole

Rachel I. Salemi, David M. Hershey

This study identifies cmrA as a key regulator of hyperadhesion in C. crescentus chemotaxis mutants by recruiting it to the cell pole to activate PleD.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.21.746235

C. elegansgenetic perturbation / CRISPR

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MicrobiologyJournal of BacteriologyPeer-reviewedOct 18, 2024

A flagellar accessory protein links chemotaxis to surface sensing

Rachel I. Salemi, Ana K. Cruz, David M. Hershey

This paper identifies a flagellar accessory protein, FssF, that links chemotaxis to surface sensing in Caulobacter crescentus, showing it is required for chemotaxis but not swimming motility and contributes to hyperadhesion when chemotaxis is disrupted.

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C. elegansexperimental assay

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