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Susanna Kushnir

Ruhr University Bochum

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Frank SchulziD· 2 shared Jingyi HuiD· 2 shared Marius Brandenburger· 2 shared Sofia Camila BravoiD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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In Vivo Mutagenesis of a Ketosynthase Domain Uncovers Productivity and Specificity Control in Modular Polyketide Synthases

Jingyi Hu, Susanna Kushnir, Marius Brandenburger, Frank Schulz

The paper identifies active-site motifs in a ketosynthase domain that control productivity and specificity in polyketide synthases through in vivo mutagenesis and structural analysis.

bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry

Overcoming Biosynthetic Limitations to Enhance Bacterial Polyketide Production

Sofia Camila Bravo, Jingyi Hu, Susanna Kushnir, Marius Brandenburger, Frank Schulz

This study enhances bacterial polyketide production by optimizing medium composition and engineering enzymes, showing medium optimization is more effective than enzyme mutation.

bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry