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Rachel N. Motz

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyORCID 0009-0009-5230-8115Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Arnaud BasléiD· 1 shared Augustinas SilaleiD· 1 shared Bert van den BergiD· 1 shared Elizabeth M. NolaniD· 1 shared Hannah MarkiD· 1 shared Yung Li Soo· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedMay 1, 2026

Structural basis of iron piracy by human gut Bacteroides

Augustinas Silale, Yung Li Soo, Hannah Mark…·Bert van den Berg

This study reveals the structural mechanism by which Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron steals iron-bound siderophores from pathogens using the XusAB complex.

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