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Charles F. Ericson

ETH ZurichORCID 0000-0002-2854-0696Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Elena Rebecca ToenshoffiD· 2 shared Martin PilhoferiD· 2 shared David SchaumanniD· 1 shared Jingwei XuiD· 1 shared Pavel AfanasyeviD· 1 shared

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Modular engineering of an extracellular contractile injection system for protein delivery to mammalian and bacterial cells

Charles F. Ericson, David Schaumann, Elena Rebecca Toenshoff, Pavel Afanasyev, Martin Pilhofer

The paper engineers an extracellular contractile injection system (PROCIS) for targeted delivery of proteins to mammalian and bacterial cells, identifying key components for cargo loading and delivery.

bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Stepwise firing mechanism of an extracellular contractile injection system

Jingwei Xu, Charles F. Ericson, Elena Rebecca Toenshoff, Martin Pilhofer

This study elucidates the stepwise firing mechanism of the Algoriphagus machipongonensis extracellular contractile injection system using cryo-EM and structure-guided engineering.

Nature Communications · Apr 24, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology