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Zarina Akbary

New York UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5552-1597Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Enrique RojasiD· 3 shared Daisuke MotookaiD· 1 shared Dan Shafir· 1 shared Emily S. MelzeriD· 1 shared Felix BarberiD· 1 shared Glen M. HockyiD· 1 shared Ian L. SparksiD· 1 shared Jacob BiboyiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Wall teichoic acids regulate peptidoglycan synthesis by paving cell wall microstructure

Felix Barber, Zarina Akbary, Zhe Yuan, Jacob Biboy, Waldemar Vollmer, Enrique Rojas

This study shows wall teichoic acids prevent nanoscopic pores in the cell wall by inhibiting PBP1 and promoting Rod complex activity, maintaining rod shape in Bacillus subtilis.

Nature Microbiology · May 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Peptidoglycan turnover promotes active transport of protein through the bacterial cell wall

Zarina Akbary, Kunal Samantaray, Dan Shafir, Kaya Jain, Glen M. Hocky, Sven van Teeffelen, Enrique Rojas

The paper shows that peptidoglycan turnover in Bacillus subtilis enables active transport of proteins through the cell wall, revealing a bacterial mechanism for molecular movement.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

The cell wall polymer initiates plasma membrane partitioning in mycobacteria

Takehiro Kado, Zarina Akbary, Daisuke Motooka, Ian L. Sparks, Emily S. Melzer, Shota Nakamura, Enrique Rojas, Yasu S. Morita, M. Sloan Siegrist

The paper shows that the cell wall polymer, not active polymerization, is critical for membrane partitioning in Mycobacterium smegmatis.

eLife · Sep 4, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology