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Kieran Bowran

Newcastle UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9447-1935Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Eleanor BoardmaniD· 2 shared Tracy PalmeriD· 2 shared Aaron FrankliniD· 1 shared Abigail J. LaytoniD· 1 shared Andrew L. LoveringiD· 1 shared Arnaud BasléiD· 1 shared Cheng-Ruei Han· 1 shared Curtis CottamiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 25, 2026

Characterizing the interaction of a type VII-secreted antimycobacterial toxin with its small helical partner proteins

Eunice Lee, Kieran Bowran, Eleanor Boardman, Tracy Palmer

The paper investigates the structural interaction of the toxin EatA with its partner proteins TapA1 and TapA2, and predicts its interaction with EsxT-EsxU using mutagenesis and bacterial 2-hybrid assays.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.24.746431

experimental assaycell signaling & trafficking

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 23, 2026

A Type VII-secreted toxin enables inter-mycobacterial competition

Samuel T. Benedict, Kieran Bowran, E K Lee…·Patrick Joseph Moynihan

The paper identifies a type VII-secreted toxin in mycobacteria that enables inter-bacterial competition by targeting arabinogalactan.

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proteomicsexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJul 29, 2025

Convergent evolution of distinct D-ribulose utilisation pathways in attaching and effacing pathogens

Curtis Cottam, Kieran Bowran, Rhys T. White…·James P. R. Connolly

The paper identifies convergent evolution of D-ribulose utilisation pathways in attaching and effacing pathogens, showing how EHEC and Citrobacter rodentium exploit this nutrient for gut colonization.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-62476-5

E. colimouse

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