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Wengen Wu

Tufts University

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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Activation Mechanism and Structural Assembly of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ClpP1P2 Protease and Its Associated ATPases.

Katharina Weinhäupl, Tatos N. Akopian, Dmitry A. Semchonok, Olga Krandor, Rocío Arranz, M. Teresa Bueno-Carrasco, Marcos Gragera, Maelenn Chevreuil, Bertrand D. E. Raynal, Samuel Zinga, Yuxin Liu, Jack Hung-Sen Lai, Wengen Wu, William W. Bachovchin, Diego F. Gauto, , Hugo Fraga

This study identifies trehalose as an activator of ClpC1P1P2 and ClpXP1P2 protease complexes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, revealing a new mechanism for in vivo activation without the need for peptide activators.

Cell Reports · May 30, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry