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Paul G. Young

University of AucklandORCID 0000-0002-7325-1869Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Aria Shetty· 1 shared Arnaud Auffret· 1 shared Christopher John SquireiD· 1 shared David C. GoldstoneiD· 1 shared Davide MercadanteiD· 1 shared Dawn A. Smith· 1 shared Edward N. BakeriD· 1 shared Gavin LeariD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Protease mimicry: dissecting the ester bond crosslinking mechanics in bacterial adhesin proteins

Y. Yosaatmadja, Vanessa Ung, Xinlu Liu, Yixuan Zhao, Julia K. Wardega, Aria Shetty, Sophie Schoensee, Ivanhoe K. H. Leung, J.R. Keown, David C. Goldstone, Edward N. Baker, Paul G. Young, Davide Mercadante, Christopher John Squire

The paper investigates the ester bond crosslinking mechanism in bacterial adhesin proteins, confirming a protease-like mechanism through structural, functional, and computational analyses.

Protein Science · Jul 26, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Molecular mechanisms of plastic biodegradation by the fungus Clonostachys rosea

Victor Marques de Oliveira Gambarini, Nikolai Pavlov, Paul G. Young, Stephanie Dawes, Arnaud Auffret, Joanne M. Kingsbury, Lloyd A. Donaldson, Dawn A. Smith, Louise Weaver, Olga Pantos, Kim M. Handley, Gavin Lear

This study identifies genes and enzymes in Clonostachys rosea responsible for degrading polycaprolactone and demonstrates their activity against related plastics.

mBio · Jun 30, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology