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Carlos Balsalobre

Universitat de BarcelonaORCID 0000-0002-4147-219XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1

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Highly prevalent cargo genes of F plasmids harbored in pathogenic Escherichia coli

Sara Guirao-Rico, Saskia Camille Flament-Simon, Cristina Madrid, Carlos Balsalobre, Mario Huttener, Jesus Eulogio Blanco, Jorge Blanco, Julio Rozas, Antonio Juarez

The paper identifies two groups of previously uncharacterized cargo genes in F plasmids of pathogenic E. coli, potentially contributing to virulence and antimicrobial targets.

bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Cryo-EM structure of the conjugation H-pilus reveals the cyclic nature of the TrhA pilin

Naito Ishimoto, Joshua L. C. Wong, Shan He, Sally L. Shirran, Olivia Wright-Paramio, Chloe Seddon, Nanki Singh, Carlos Balsalobre, Ravi R. Sonani, Abigail Clements, Edward H. Egelman, Gad M. Frankel, Konstantinos Beis

The paper reports the cryo-EM structure of the H-pilus, revealing its cyclic pilin subunit and explaining its role in conjugation.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology