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Elena Rebecca Toenshoff

ETH ZurichORCID 0000-0002-8076-8444Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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Charles F. EricsoniD· 2 shared Martin PilhoferiD· 2 shared Astrid CollingroiD· 1 shared Barbara Susanne SixtiD· 1 shared David SchaumanniD· 1 shared Frederik HendrickxiD· 1 shared Jingwei XuiD· 1 shared Matthias HorniD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 29, 2026

Modular engineering of an extracellular contractile injection system for protein delivery to mammalian and bacterial cells

Charles F. Ericson, David Schaumann, Elena Rebecca Toenshoff…·Martin Pilhofer

The paper engineers an extracellular contractile injection system (PROCIS) for targeted delivery of proteins to mammalian and bacterial cells, identifying key components for cargo loading and delivery.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.27.728243

bacteria (other)human

MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedApr 24, 2026

Stepwise firing mechanism of an extracellular contractile injection system

Jingwei Xu, Charles F. Ericson, Elena Rebecca Toenshoff, Martin Pilhofer

This study elucidates the stepwise firing mechanism of the Algoriphagus machipongonensis extracellular contractile injection system using cryo-EM and structure-guided engineering.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-72240-y

bacteria (other)cryo-EM

GenomicsISME CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 24, 2022

Ecology and evolution of chlamydial symbionts of arthropods

Tamara Halter, Stephan Köstlbacher, Astrid Collingro…·Matthias Horn

The paper analyzes the ecology, evolution, and genomic diversity of Rhabdochlamydiaceae, a chlamydial family infecting arthropods, revealing genome reduction and transposable element dynamics.

18 citations

DNA methylationwhole-genome sequencing