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Chao Wu

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0002-9342-1968Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Ashley HiettiD· 1 shared Benjamin D. HardingiD· 1 shared Chad M. RienstraiD· 1 shared Claudia C. CornilescuiD· 1 shared Collin G. BorcikiD· 1 shared Eva-Maria UhlemanniD· 1 shared Grace E. Reichert· 1 shared Katherine A. Henzler‐WildmaniD· 1 shared

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Protonated Structure of EmrE Reveals C-terminal Tail Gating Mechanism

Ashley Hiett, Benjamin D. Harding, Merissa Brousseau, Owen A. Warmuth, Collin G. Borcik, Chao Wu, Eva-Maria Uhlemann, Claudia C. Cornilescu, Grace E. Reichert, Chad M. Rienstra, Katherine A. Henzler‐Wildman

The paper reports the high-resolution structure of protonated EmrE, revealing how the C-terminal tail occludes the transport pore to prevent proton leak.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics