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Gerald P. Maeda

Max Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyORCID 0000-0002-9123-9353Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Nancy A. MoraniD· 2 shared Aadhunik SundariD· 1 shared Allen Z. XueiD· 1 shared Derrick L. Kamp· 1 shared Ethan W. YuiD· 1 shared J. Elijah PowelliD· 1 shared Jeffrey E. BarrickiD· 1 shared Julie M. PerreauiD· 1 shared

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A secreted endosymbiont protein essential for colonizing host cells

Gerald P. Maeda, Allen Z. Xue, Ethan W. Yu, Aadhunik Sundar, Derrick L. Kamp, J. Elijah Powell, Thomas E. Smith, Nancy A. Moran

This study identifies SyeA, a secreted protein essential for Buchnera endosymbiont colonization of host cells and its role in suppressing immune responses.

Nature · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Engineering a culturable Serratia symbiotica strain for aphid paratransgenesis

Katherine M. Elston, Julie M. Perreau, Gerald P. Maeda, Nancy A. Moran, Jeffrey E. Barrick

This paper genetically engineers a culturable aphid symbiont, Serratia symbiotica CWBI-2.3T, to track its colonization and induce heterologous gene expression in aphids, enabling paratransgenesis applications.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Dec 3, 2020Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology