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Germán G. Sgro

Universidade de São PauloORCID 0000-0002-2831-7945Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Alexandre CassagoiD· 1 shared Aline Maria da SilvaiD· 1 shared Álvaro Esteves MigottoiD· 1 shared Anderson Garbuglio de OliveiraiD· 1 shared Andrew Michael FreyiD· 1 shared Cassius V. StevaniiD· 1 shared Chuck S. FarahiD· 1 shared David F. GruberiD· 1 shared

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Bordetella pertussis BctCBA Mediates Citrate-Dependent Zn2+ and Ni2+ binding

Livia Barreiro Chiorato, Mariana Silveira Derami, João Pedro Aroucha de Brito, Lucas Rodrigo de Souza, Natalia Fernanda Bueno, Katlin B. Massirer, Mário Henrique Bengtson, Germán G. Sgro, Marilis V. Marques, Rafael J. Borges, Leonardo Talachia Rosa

This study shows that BctCBA in B. pertussis binds citrate-chelated Zn2+ and Ni2+, revealing a novel metal acquisition mechanism.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Global identification of Chromobacterium violaceum T6SS effectors reveals an Rhs antibacterial toxin featuring FIX and ADP-ribosyltransferase domains

Júlia A. Alves, Genady Pankov, Andrew Michael Frey, Matthias Trost, Germán G. Sgro, Sarah J. Coulthurst, José F. da Silva Neto

This study identifies and characterizes novel T6SS effectors in Chromobacterium violaceum, revealing RhsF as an antibacterial toxin with FIX and ADP-ribosyltransferase domains.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Cryo-EM structure analysis of phage {Phi}Xacm4-11 that infects the phytopathogen Xanthomonas citri

Chuck S. Farah, G. F. F. Silva, Edgar Enrique Llontop, Alexandre Cassago, Germán Dunger, Jeffrey B. Jones, João Carlos Setúbal, Aline Maria da Silva, Rodrigo V. Portugal, Germán G. Sgro

This paper presents the structural and functional analysis of {Phi}Xacm4-11, a phage infecting Xanthomonas citri, revealing its architecture and host recognition mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Velamins: the first green-light emitting class of wild-type Ca2+-regulated photoproteins isolated from the ctenophore Velamen parallelum

Douglas M. M. Soares, Gabriela A. Galeazzo, Germán G. Sgro, Gabriela V. de Moraes, Leora Kronenberg, Emmanuella Borukh, Álvaro Esteves Migotto, David F. Gruber, John S. Sparks, Vincent A. Pieribone, Cassius V. Stevani, Anderson Garbuglio de Oliveira

The paper identifies and characterizes velamins, a new class of Ca2+-regulated photoproteins from Velamen parallelum that emit green light, with potential applications in analytical systems.

FEBS Journal · Apr 18, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry