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Asif Fazal

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0002-7293-9725Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Bacterial Geosmin Biosynthesis is Compartmentalized Inside a Two-Component Protein Shell

Asif Fazal, Cassandra A. Dutcher, Michael P. Andreas, Tobias W. Giessen

This study identifies a two-component Family 2B encapsulin shell that compartmentalizes geosmin synthase, showing its role in enzyme activity and stability through cargo loading peptides and pore conformation changes.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry