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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026

A transmembrane region in EPEC EspZ promotes oligomerization and contributes to survival of infected intestinal epithelial cells.

Katie Cocchi, Shylaja Ramamurthy, Jennifer Lising Roxas, Bryan Angelo P Roxas, Michele Chu-Pilli, Cole Puetz, Samuel K Campos, Gayatri Vedantam, V K Viswanathan

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Katie Cocchi *School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2190-3759
Shylaja Ramamurthy *School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Jennifer Lising Roxas *School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6276-9208
Bryan Angelo P RoxasSchool of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Michele Chu-PilliSchool of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Cole PuetzSchool of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Samuel K CamposDepartment of Biology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1540-9821
Gayatri Vedantam *School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3144-0610
V K Viswanathan *School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9258-9865

Funding

Wastewater surveillance for addressing environmental health disparitiesU54MD013376 · NIMHD · MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Paul B. Tchounwou · 2019 to 2026
$33.5M
NIH HHS NIAID 5R01AI141626NIH HHS NIGMS 1R01GM136853NIMHD NIH HHS U54MD013376VA IK6 BX006028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enteropathogenic

Indexed as

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coliEpithelial CellsEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli ProteinsHumansProtein MultimerizationVirulenceEscherichia coli ProteinsEspZ protein, E colicell deathEPECEspZGXXXG motiftranslocation

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PMID42725729
PMCPMC13689184

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