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Zachary A. Maschmann

Princeton UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7938-0792Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Alise R. MuokiD· 1 shared Anant K. MenoniD· 1 shared Brian R. CraneiD· 1 shared David E. HardyiD· 1 shared F.A. OlsthoorniD· 1 shared Indu Menon· 1 shared Jenna Webb· 1 shared Katrina T. ForestiD· 1 shared

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Signaling mechanism of the transmembrane energy receptor Aer

F.A. Olsthoorn, Alise R. Muok, Zachary A. Maschmann, Yajie Xu, Siddarth Chandrasekaran, Robert Dunleavy, Brian R. Crane

This study elucidates the signaling mechanism of the E. coli Aer receptor by analyzing its redox-dependent structural changes and their impact on kinase domain conformation.

bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Opsins are Phospholipid Scramblases in All Domains of Life

Zachary A. Maschmann, David E. Hardy, Indu Menon, Jenna Webb, Anant K. Menon, Katrina T. Forest

The paper shows bacterial opsins function as phospholipid scramblases, independent of retinal, and highlights shared functions across domains of life.

mBio · Nov 26, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics