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Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe

University of ViennaORCID 0000-0003-2154-7980Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Substrate specificity in lipoylation pathways: How lipoate:protein ligases discriminate between protein substrates

Carolin Kümpel, Emma Holz, Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe, Marc Gregor Mohr, Christiane Dahl

This study investigates how lipoate:protein ligases distinguish between structurally similar protein substrates by analyzing electrostatic surface interactions and sequence preferences.

bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

A widespread SCCmec-located gene cluster protects methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus against toxic polysulfides

Verena Wiemann, Jan-Samuel Puls, Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe, Jan-Martin Daniel, Sharmila Sekar, Simon Heilbronner, Tanja Schneider, Christiane Dahl, Fabian Grein, Thomas Fließwasser

This paper identifies a SCCmec-located gene cluster (cst2) that enables MRSA to tolerate polysulfides, giving it a competitive advantage in polysulfide-rich environments.

bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Sulfoquinovose is exclusively metabolized by the gut microbiota and degraded differently in mice and humans

Julia Krasenbrink, Buck T. Hanson, Anna S. Weiß, Sabrina Borusak, Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe, Michaela Lang, Georg Aichinger, Bela Hausmann, David Berry, Andreas A. Richter, Doris Marko, Marc Mußmann, David Schleheck, Bärbel Stecher, Alexander Loy

This study shows that sulfoquinovose is not metabolized by mice or humans but is degraded by gut microbiota, with differences in degradation pathways between mice and humans.

Microbiome · Aug 7, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Extensive richness and novel taxa of sulfoquinovose-degrading bacteria in the cow rumen

Julia Krasenbrink, Song‐Can Chen, Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe, Hüseyin Sarikeçe, Pleun Meurs, Sabrina Borusak, Rahul Samrat, Jay Osvatic, Joana Séneca, Bela Hausmann, Daan R. Speth, Evelyne Selberherr, Wolfgang Wanek, David Schleheck, Marc Mußmann, Alexander Loy

This study identifies high richness and novel taxa of sulfoquinovose-degrading bacteria in cow rumen using yihQ-targeted amplicon sequencing and metagenomics.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology