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Kerrie L. May

Emory UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4302-2440Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Marcin GrabowicziD· 2 shared Bella G. Parker· 1 shared Cheyenne D. LeeiD· 1 shared Ethan A. RundelliD· 1 shared Julianna MarottaiD· 1 shared Minsu KimiD· 1 shared Stephanie L. Guerra· 1 shared Tatsuya AkiyamaiD· 1 shared

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Genetic analysis defines sites of charge-based interaction between LolA and LolB proteins in lipoprotein trafficking

Ethan A. Rundell, Julianna Marotta, Kerrie L. May, Stephanie L. Guerra, Cheyenne D. Lee, Marcin Grabowicz

The paper identifies critical charge-based interactions between LolA and LolB proteins in lipoprotein trafficking by screening mutations in LolB and showing that charge reversals in LolA can suppress lethality.

bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

LPS O-antigen polysaccharide length impacts outer membrane permeability of enteric gram-negative bacteria

Kerrie L. May, Tatsuya Akiyama, Bella G. Parker, Minsu Kim, Marcin Grabowicz

This study shows that longer O-antigen polysaccharides on LPS in E. coli and Shigella flexneri weaken the outer membrane barrier, increasing antibiotic susceptibility.

mBio · Nov 5, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology