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Alan Tong

Princeton UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6313-8184Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintSep 30, 2026

Release of the Staphylococcus aureus autoinducing peptide is enabled by active export of the biosynthetic intermediate

Alan Tong, Kelsey M. Hallinen, Arya Bhakare…·Tom W. Muir

This study identifies the active export of AgrD (1-32) thiolactone by AbcA and PmtCD transporters, enabling AIP production on the cell surface via MroQ protease.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.29.755489

bacteria (other)proteomics

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