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Rutan Zhang

University of WashingtonORCID 0000-0002-8491-5915Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Libin XuiD· 3 shared April H. NguyeniD· 2 shared Ayesha KhaniD· 2 shared César A. AriasiD· 2 shared William R. MilleriD· 2 shared Yousif E. ShamooiD· 2 shared A. Q. DinhiD· 1 shared Brian J. WerthiD· 1 shared

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2023-2024 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologyJCI InsightPeer-reviewedOct 15, 2024

Molecular Basis of Cell Membrane Adaptation in Daptomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis

April H. Nguyen, Truc Thanh Tran, Diana Panesso…·César A. Arias

This study identifies the role of cardiolipin synthase and the LiaFSR system in daptomycin resistance by redistributing anionic phospholipids in Enterococcus faecalis.

16 citations

bacteria (other)proteomics

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MicrobiologyThe Journal of Infectious DiseasesPeer-reviewedApr 3, 2024

Membrane Lipids Augment Cell Envelope Stress Signaling and Resistance to Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Peptides in Enterococcus faecalis

William R. Miller, April H. Nguyen, Kavindra V. Singh…·César A. Arias

This study identifies the MadRS system and its operon madEFG as mediators of resistance to antimicrobial peptides and antibiotics in Enterococcus faecalis, linking membrane lipid changes to stress response and virulence.

16 citations

bacteria (other)genetic perturbation / CRISPR

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 29, 2023

Elucidating the Impact of Bacterial Lipases, Human Serum Albumin, and FASII Inhibition on the Utilization of Exogenous Fatty Acids by Staphylococcus aureus

Emily L. Pruitt, Rutan Zhang, Dylan H. Ross…·Libin Xu

This study investigates how Staphylococcus aureus utilizes exogenous fatty acids through lipases, human serum albumin, and FASII inhibition, showing effects on lipid composition, membrane fluidity, and antimicrobial susceptibility.

DOI 10.1101/2023.06.29.547085

humanmetabolomics

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