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S. A. McConnell

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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A. Casadevall· 2 shared A. A. Hargett· 1 shared B. J. Mahoney· 1 shared C. Chang· 1 shared C. Crawford· 1 shared C. K. Sue· 1 shared D. I. Freedberg· 1 shared D. Smith· 1 shared

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The Basal and Major Pilins in the Corynebacterium diphtheriae SpaA Pilus Adopt Similar Structures that Competitively React with the Pilin Polymerase

C. K. Sue, N. A. Cheung, B. J. Mahoney, S. A. McConnell, J. M. Scully, J. Y. Fu, C. Chang, H. Ton-That, J. Loo, R. T. Clubb

The paper shows that SpaB and N-terminal SpaA (NSpaA) from Corynebacterium diphtheriae adopt similar structures and compete for a shared reaction intermediate in pilus assembly.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2023Biochemistry

Lyophilization induces alterations in cryptococcal exopolysaccharide resulting in reduced antibody binding

M. P. Wear, A. A. Hargett, J. E. Kelly, S. A. McConnell, C. Crawford, D. I. Freedberg, R. E. E. Stark, A. Casadevall

This study shows that lyophilization alters the structure of Cryptococcus neoformans exopolysaccharide, reducing antibody binding.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

AgMESH, a peritrophic matrix-associated protein embedded in Anopheles gambiaemelanotic capsules modulates malaria parasite infection

E. Camacho, Y. Dong, Y. Anglero-Rodriguez, D. Smith, R. S. Jacomini, S. A. McConnell, G. Dimopoulos, A. Casadevall

The paper identifies AgMESH, a mosquito protein associated with melanin-based immunity, and shows its role in peritrophic matrix integrity and malaria parasite infection.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology