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Luca A Troman

The University of MelbourneORCID 0000-0003-3494-4192Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:cryo-EM· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Organism:Xenopus· 1

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Debnath GhosaliD· 2 shared Jillian F. BanfieldiD· 2 shared Abin BiswasiD· 1 shared Benno KuropkaiD· 1 shared Bindusmita PauliD· 1 shared Carolyn Ann MooresiD· 1 shared Ella de Gaulejac· 1 shared Eric Charles ReynoldsiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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3 papers

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedOct 30, 2026

Structural basis for curvature generation and functional specialization in spirochete flagella

Luca A Troman, Bindusmita Paul, Jack Kim…·Debnath Ghosal

The paper determines the near-atomic structures of spirochete flagellar filaments, revealing how sheath proteins generate curvature and enable functional specialization.

2 citations

cryo-EMexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 11, 2026

A Novel Pilus System in Candidate Phyla Radiation Bacteria

Luca A Troman, Junhyeong Kim, Jayson J A Rose…·Debnath Ghosal

This study identifies two novel pilins, PamA and PamB, from CPR bacteria using cryo-EM, revealing unique structural and assembly features distinct from known pilus systems.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.03.709456

bacteria (other)cryo-EM

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BiochemistryCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewedJan 10, 2025

Mechanistic basis of temperature-adaptation in microtubule dynamics across frog species

Luca A Troman, Ella de Gaulejac, Abin Biswas…·Simone Reber

This study investigates how temperature adaptation in microtubule dynamics is achieved through sequence changes in tubulin from three frog species.

11 citations

Xenopuscryo-EM

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