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Alysha K. Lee

Stanford UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9761-0689Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A sterol reductase responsible for the unusual 8(14)-unsaturation in bacterial sterol production and degradation

Alysha K. Lee, José‐Luis Giner, Paula V. Welander

This paper identifies a bacterial 8,14-sterol reductase responsible for generating the 8(14)-unsaturation in sterols produced by aerobic methanotrophs and related organisms.

Journal of Bacteriology · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A lipid compendium of a metabolically compromised bacterium provides insights into lipid acquisition, biosynthesis, and metabolism

Poulami Chatterjee, Hyejin Esther Shin, Miles I. Tuncel, Isaac A. Paddy, Alysha K. Lee, Joshua W. McCausland, Paula V. Welander, Christine Jacobs, Laura M. K. Dassama

This study identifies a complex lipid profile in Borrelia burgdorferi, revealing its reliance on environmental lipids and its ability to synthesize eukaryotic-like lipids.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

A geranylgeranyl reductase homolog required for cholesterol production in Myxococcota

Alysha K. Lee, Paula V. Welander

This paper identifies two myxobacteria capable of cholesterol biosynthesis, reveals a distinct pathway and reductase enzyme, and provides phylogenomic evidence for complex evolutionary history of sterol biosynthesis in Myxococcota.

Journal of Bacteriology · Mar 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology