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Thomas E. Smith

Berkeley Yeast

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A secreted endosymbiont protein essential for colonizing host cells

Gerald P. Maeda, Allen Z. Xue, Ethan W. Yu, Aadhunik Sundar, Derrick L. Kamp, J. Elijah Powell, Thomas E. Smith, Nancy A. Moran

This study identifies SyeA, a secreted protein essential for Buchnera endosymbiont colonization of host cells and its role in suppressing immune responses.

Nature · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology