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Ralf Heermann

Johannes Gutenberg University MainzORCID 0000-0003-0631-6156Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 3, 2026

SpoVG and the Kre-ComK Regulatory Module Orchestrate Production of the EPE Toxin in Bacillus subtilis

Sarah Miercke, Kirsten Schaubruch, Sandra Maaß…·Thorsten Mascher

The paper shows that Kre and SpoVG regulate EPE toxin production in B. subtilis by interacting with the epeX transcript, linking competence and cannibalism.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.02.716078

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 13, 2023

N-terminal toxin signal peptides efficiently load therapeutics into a natural nano-injection system

Eva Maria Steiner, Rooshanie N. Ejaz, Claudia S. Kielkopf…·Nicholas M. I. Taylor

This study identifies an N-terminal signal peptide that enables efficient loading of therapeutics into the Afp nano-injection system for targeted delivery.

2 citations

experimental assaydrug response / drug discovery

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