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Ian K. Hicklin

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Anne M. BrowniD· 2 shared Collette Camper· 1 shared Crysten BlabyiD· 1 shared Devika SirohiiD· 1 shared Elijah J. BassiD· 1 shared Elisabeth Anne HerniouiD· 1 shared Frank O. AylwardiD· 1 shared Ganesh S. AnandiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJul 23, 2026

Direct lipid interactions control SARS-CoV-2 M protein conformational dynamics and virus assembly

Mandira Dutta, Kimberly A. Dolan, Souad Amiar…·Robert Virgil Stahelin

This study identifies a direct interaction between SARS-CoV-2 M protein and sphingolipids that regulates its conformational dynamics and virus assembly.

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virusstructural biology

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MicrobiologyMolecular MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedSep 22, 2025

Type IV pili-associated secretion of a biofilm matrix protein from Clostridium perfringens that forms intermolecular isopeptide bonds

Sarah E. Kivimaki, Samantha Dempsey, Collette Camper…·Stephen B. Melville

This study identifies a biofilm matrix protein, BsaC, secreted by Clostridium perfringens via type IV pili, and shows BsaA forms intermolecular isopeptide bonds to enhance biofilm fiber strength.

3 citations

bacteria (other)proteomics

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintOct 16, 2023

Polinton-like Viruses Associated with Entomopoxviruses Provide Insight into Replicon Evolution

Zachary K. Barth, Ian K. Hicklin, Julien Thézé…·Frank O. Aylward

The paper identifies novel Polinton-like viruses associated with entomopoxviruses, revealing their role as hyperparasites and proposing a mechanism for their genomic evolution.

1 citation

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