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W. L. Picking

University of Missouri

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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M. Muthuramalingam· 2 shared S. Tachiyama· 2 shared W. D. Picking· 2 shared Aaron C. EricssoniD· 1 shared B. Carroll· 1 shared D. K. Johnson· 1 shared J. Liu· 1 shared K. P. Battaile· 1 shared

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M. Muthuramalingam

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Eco-tank Housing Maintains Wild-Type Microbiota and Rewilds the Laboratory Mouse Gut Microbiome to Restore Natural Immune Tone

Ti Lu, Zackary K. Dietz, Aaron C. Ericsson, W. L. Picking, Wendy L. Picking

The paper introduces an Eco-tank system to restore microbial diversity and immune function in laboratory mice by simulating natural environmental conditions.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Composition and Biophysical Properties of the Sorting Platform Pods in the Shigella Type III Secretion System

S. Tachiyama, R. Skaar, Y. Chang, B. Carroll, M. Muthuramalingam, S. K. Whittier, M. L. Barta, W. L. Picking, J. Liu, W. D. Picking

The paper investigates the composition and biophysical properties of the Spa33 heterotrimers in the Shigella T3SS sorting platform, proposing a model for their structure and function.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2021Microbiology

The Structures of SctK and SctD from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reveal the Interface of the Type III Secretion System Basal Body and Sorting Platform

M. Muthuramalingam, S. Whittier, S. Lovell, K. P. Battaile, S. Tachiyama, D. K. Johnson, W. L. Picking, W. D. Picking

The paper reports the structures of SctK and SctD from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, revealing their interaction interface in the T3SS and supporting a model for their functional relationship.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2020Biophysics