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Thomas Walz

Rockefeller UniversityORCID 0000-0003-2606-2835Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintSep 8, 2026

The MscS channel from Corynebacterium glutamicum uses a non-canonical gating mechanism

Yoshitaka Nakayama, Giorgos Hiotis, Thomas Walz

This study shows that CgMscS from Corynebacterium glutamicum opens at higher membrane tension than EcMscS and uses a distinct gating mechanism not based on the 'lipids-move-first' model.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.02.748947

bacteria (other)structural biology

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintMar 25, 2026

MscM uses a novel gating mechanism for bacterial mechanosensitive channels

Giorgos Hiotis, Thomas Walz

This study characterizes the structure and function of MscM, revealing that its cytoplasmic domain mediates channel gating through conformational changes, differing from other MscS-like channels.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.24.713958

E. colicryo-EM

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