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Meghan C. Bacher

University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0000-0002-3264-5028Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Divergent Rickettsia species exhibit distinct mechanisms of actin-based motility

Meghan C. Bacher, Julie E. Choe, Jiawen Jiang, Joanna M. Idrovo, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Michal Hammel, Matthew D. Welch

This study compares actin-based motility mechanisms in Rickettsia species, finding distinct roles and structures of Sca2 orthologs in R. parkeri and R. bellii.

The Journal of Cell Biology · Mar 28, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology