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Nathan Smith

Johns Hopkins UniversityORCID 0009-0006-9826-3993Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Nathan Smith2 papers · Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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Alice Wambua· 1 shared Ananya K. MajumdariD· 1 shared Ben Smith· 1 shared Berl R. OakleyiD· 1 shared Blanca RodrigueziD· 1 shared Caren L. Freel MeyersiD· 1 shared Daniel E. Manson· 1 shared Emma E. SantaiD· 1 shared

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BiochemistryBiochemistryPeer-reviewedApr 13, 2026

Aromatic residues in mobile regions distal to the active site support the closed conformation of E. coli DXPS

Lydia J. Kramer, Steven L. Austin, Ananya K. Majumdar…·Caren L. Freel Meyers

This study investigates how aromatic residues in E. coli DXPS stabilize the closed conformation of the enzyme during catalysis by analyzing mutagenesis effects on conformational dynamics.

2 citations

E. coliexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyMicrobiology SpectrumPeer-reviewedJul 24, 2024

Characterization of natural product inhibitors of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa reveals competitive inhibition of RhlR by ortho-vanillin

Kathryn E. Woods, Sana Akhter, Blanca Rodriguez…·Josephine R. Chandler

This study evaluates benzaldehyde derivatives as quorum sensing inhibitors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, identifying ortho-vanillin as a competitive inhibitor of RhlR.

32 citations

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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