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Dalton J. Leprich

Howard Hughes Medical InstituteORCID 0000-0001-9129-2050Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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Eleni P. HughesiD· 1 shared Jesse AaroniD· 1 shared John P. McCutcheoniD· 1 shared Mark S. LadinskyiD· 1 shared Pamela J. BjörkmaniD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 8, 2026

A bacterial endosymbiont with a highly reduced genome forms extensive membrane contact sites with host organelles

Dalton J. Leprich, Jesse Aaron, Eleni P. Hughes…·John P. McCutcheon

The paper identifies extensive membrane contact sites between the mealybug endosymbiont Tremblaya and host mitochondria, suggesting these interactions provide essential membrane and metabolic components.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.06.757092

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