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X. Pierrat

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Microbiology· 5 Biophysics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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A. Persat· 6 shared Z. Al-Mayyah· 4 shared H. Macmillan· 2 shared J. N. Engel· 2 shared J. P. H. Wong· 2 shared L. Tala· 2 shared R. Patino· 2 shared Y. Inclan· 2 shared

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2020-2022 · peak 3/yr

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa mechanosensing controls cell polarity during twitching by activating two antagonistic response regulators

M. J. Kuhn, H. Macmillan, L. Tala, Y. Inclan, R. Patino, X. Pierrat, Z. Al-Mayyah, J. N. Engel, A. Persat

This study identifies how two response regulators, PilG and PilH, control cell polarity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa during twitching motility by antagonistically responding to mechanosensing signals.

bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2022Microbiology

Engineering Agrobacterium tumefaciens adhesion to target cells.

X. Pierrat, A. Pham, J. P. H. Wong, Z. Al-Mayyah, A. Persat

This paper engineers Agrobacterium tumefaciens to enhance DNA transfer to non-natural hosts by displaying synthetic adhesins on its surface.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2022Microbiology

The wall-less bacterium Spiroplasma poulsonii builds a polymeric cytoskeleton composed of interacting MreB isoforms

F. Masson, X. Pierrat, B. Lemaitre, A. Persat

This paper investigates the role of MreB isoforms in Spiroplasma poulsonii, showing they form a polymeric cytoskeleton that maintains cell shape without a cell wall.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2021Microbiology

Time-resolved scanning ion conductance microscopy for three-dimensional tracking of nanoscale cell surface dynamics

S. M. Leitao, B. Drake, K. Pinjusic, X. Pierrat, V. Navikas, A. P. Nievergelt, C. Brillard, D. Djekic, A. Radenovic, A. Persat, D. B. Constam, J. Anders, G. E. Fantner

This paper introduces a time-resolved scanning ion conductance microscope (SICM) for high-speed, long-term nanoscale imaging of live cell surface dynamics with sub-5nm axial resolution.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2021Biophysics

Mechanotaxis directs Pseudomonas aeruginosa twitching motility.

L. Tala, M. Kuhn, Y. Inclan, R. Patino, X. Pierrat, I. Vos, Z. Al-Mayyah, H. MacMillan, J. Negrete, J. N. Engel, A. Persat

This study identifies mechanotaxis as the mechanism by which Pseudomonas aeruginosa directs twitching motility using the Chp system to control directional migration.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2021Microbiology

The membrane microenvironment regulates the sequential attachment of bacteria to host cells.

X. Pierrat, J. P. H. Wong, Z. Al-Mayyah, A. Persat

This study shows bacterial adhesion to host cells involves two steps, with the mechanical microenvironment playing a key role in the initial attachment phase.

bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2020Microbiology