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Maria Behrens

Washington University in St. LouisORCID 0009-0002-3335-8271Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:wet-lab / biochemical assay· 1

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Combinatorial sequence elements fine-tune mitochondrial protein import to facilitate dual localization

Youmian Yan, Lianjie Wei, Thomas Schödl, Keri‐Lyn Kozul, Maria Behrens, Stephen P. Plassmeyer, Alex S. Holehouse, Natalie M. Niemi

This study identifies sequence elements that enable dual localization of mitochondrial proteins, showing how combinatorial features regulate import and function across compartments.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry