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Rashmi Ravindran Nair

University of Alabama at BirminghamORCID 0000-0002-0197-7935Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Michael NiederweisiD· 2 shared Virginia MeikleiD· 2 shared Alisha M. BlockiD· 1 shared Anna D. TischleriD· 1 shared Dylan W. WhiteiD· 1 shared Leanne ZhangiD· 1 shared Mikhail Pavlenok· 1 shared Parker C. Wiegert· 1 shared

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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-5 secretion system enables carbon source utilization and growth in mice

Alisha M. Block, Rashmi Ravindran Nair, Virginia Meikle, Parker C. Wiegert, Dylan W. White, Leanne Zhang, Michael Niederweis, Anna D. Tischler

This study shows that the M. tuberculosis ESX-5 secretion system is critical for growth on specific carbon sources, survival in macrophages, and replication in mice, suggesting it is a key virulence factor.

mBio · Jan 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Master control of protein secretion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Rashmi Ravindran Nair, Virginia Meikle, Swati Dubey, Mikhail Pavlenok, Michael Niederweis

This study identifies a master control mechanism for protein secretion in M. tuberculosis involving the ESX-4 system and reveals its role in virulence and host cell interaction.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology