T. Moraes

Investigating the importance of surface exposed loops in the gonococcal HpuB transporter for hemoglobin binding and utilization

This study investigates the role of surface loops in the gonococcal HpuB transporter in hemoglobin binding and iron utilization, showing loop 7 is critical for function.

Reconstitution of surface lipoprotein translocation reveals Slam as an outer membrane translocon in Gram-negative bacteria

This study identifies Slam1 as an outer membrane translocon for surface lipoprotein translocation and shows Skp enhances translocation efficiency in vitro and in vivo.

Transferrin binding protein B and Transferrin binding protein A2 expand the transferrin recognition range of Histophilus somni

This study identifies TbpB and TbpA2 in Histophilus somni as proteins that expand the transferrin recognition range to include sheep and goat transferrin, beyond cattle-specific binding.

Super-resolution Molecular Map of Basal Foot Reveals Novel Cilium in Airway Multiciliated Cells

The paper uses super-resolution imaging to reveal a novel hybrid cilium in airway multiciliated cells and its role as a signaling center.