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Samantha M. Turk

St. Jude Children's Research HospitalORCID 0000-0002-5228-4872Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:yeast· 1

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Connor G Bailey· 1 shared Emmanuel AkotoiD· 1 shared Eric M. RubensteiniD· 1 shared Eric S. Fults· 1 shared Hailey J BartoniD· 1 shared Jacob M MilleriD· 1 shared James A. AvaalaiD· 1 shared Kaikeyi M PaxtoniD· 1 shared

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Dfm1 promotes Ste24-dependent translocon quality control

James A. Avaala, Sophia L. Owutey, Connor G Bailey, Kathryn L Alexander, Karen E. Alexander, Melissa Palackel, Travis S Beckett, Katrina A Procuniar, Kyle A. Richards, Kelsey A. Woodruff, Katie M. Lehman, Kaikeyi M Paxton, Sudheeksha Bommineni, Emmanuel Akoto, Samantha M. Turk, , Eric M. Rubenstein

This study identifies Dfm1 as a key factor in Ste24-dependent translocon quality control, showing that its loss increases toxicity of clogged translocon substrates.

bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology