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Fikri Y. Avci

Emory UniversityORCID 0000-0002-1902-7532Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Ahmet OzdilekiD· 2 shared Elif Sena DemiriD· 2 shared Afaq M. M. Niyas· 1 shared Ahmad Reza MehdipouriD· 1 shared Aidan P. KeelaghaniD· 1 shared Alen T. MathewiD· 1 shared Amrutha H. ChidanandaiD· 1 shared Amy V. Paschall· 1 shared

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BiochemistryNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 25, 2026

Mechanistic basis of teichoic acid transport by a gatekeeper flippase

Gonzalo Cebrero, Amrutha H. Chidananda, Eric Cester…·Camilo Pérez

The paper determines the mechanism of teichoic acid transport by the flippase TacF in Streptococcus pneumoniae using cryo-EM and computational methods.

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humancryo-EM

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BiochemistryJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewedApr 3, 2026

Molecular mechanisms of immune evasion by host protein glycosylation of a bacterial immunogen used in nucleic acid vaccines

Mukaddes Sena Cinar, Trevor M. Adams, Fathima Zahra Nawaz…·Fikri Y. Avci

This study identifies how host glycosylation of bacterial antigens in nucleic acid vaccines reduces immune recognition by shielding epitopes and altering antibody binding.

DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2026.111423

humanproteomics

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMar 13, 2024

CD301b lectin expression in the breast tumor microenvironment augments tumor growth

Ahmet Ozdilek, Amy V. Paschall, Zahra Nawaz…·Fikri Y. Avci

This study identifies CD301b as a regulator of immune activity in breast tumors, showing its role in promoting tumor growth through myeloid-tumor interactions.

DOI 10.1101/2024.03.13.584829

mousebulk RNA-seq

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