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Rakeyah Ahsan

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolORCID 0000-0002-7247-6871Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Brian A. KelchiD· 1 shared Chen Xu· 1 shared Emily AgnelloiD· 1 shared Emma L. SedivyiD· 1 shared Julia E. HobaughiD· 1 shared Kangkang SongiD· 1 shared

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The structure of a thermostable phage's Portal Vertex and Neck Complex illuminates the headful maturation mechanism

Emma L. Sedivy, Emily Agnello, Julia E. Hobaugh, Rakeyah Ahsan, Kangkang Song, Chen Xu, Brian A. Kelch

The paper determines the structure of the portal vertex and neck complex in the hyperthermophilic phage Oshimavirus, revealing a pressure-sensitive mechanism for terminating DNA packaging and triggering tail attachment.

Journal of Molecular Biology · Jan 14, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology