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Vanessa Ung

University of AucklandORCID 0000-0002-9494-2837Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1

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Davide MercadanteiD· 2 shared Ani Meltonyan· 1 shared Aria Shetty· 1 shared Bikash Chandra SwainiD· 1 shared Cameron D. MackerethiD· 1 shared Christopher John SquireiD· 1 shared David C. GoldstoneiD· 1 shared Edward N. BakeriD· 1 shared

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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

Disordered regions of human eIF4B orchestrate a dynamic self-association landscape

Bikash Chandra Swain, Pascale Sarkis, Vanessa Ung, Sabrina Rousseau, Laurent Fernandez, Ani Meltonyan, V. Esperance Aho, Davide Mercadante, Cameron D. Mackereth, Mikayel G. Aznauryan

This study investigates the dynamic self-association of eIF4B's intrinsically disordered region using experiments and simulations, revealing its role in forming oligomers and phase separation.

Nature Communications · Oct 9, 2024Peer-reviewedBiophysics