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Research
Latest papers
Biophysical characterization of Eag chaperones suggests the mechanism of effector transmembrane domain release
Nature Communications · 2026 · senior author
Structure of the type VI secretion protein VgrS from Salmonella Typhimurium.
Journal of structural biology · 2026 · senior author
Molecular characterization of the orphan toxin-immunity pair Rhs2-SciX from Salmonella Typhimurium.
Journal of molecular biology · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $10,000
Biophysical Society of Canada 2026 Annual Meeting
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $596,700
Characterization of membrane protein effector secretion by the type VI secretion system
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
- $12,500
Functional versatility and host adaptation of the type VI secretion system
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
19 publications.
Biophysical characterization of Eag chaperones suggests the mechanism of effector transmembrane domain release
Van Schepdael M, Asakereh I, Colautti J, Gierys AJ, Sachar K, Ahmad S, Khajehpour M, Whitney JC, Prehna G
Structure of the type VI secretion protein VgrS from Salmonella Typhimurium.
Sachar K, Van Schepdael M, Winters KL, Prehna G
Molecular characterization of the orphan toxin-immunity pair Rhs2-SciX from Salmonella Typhimurium.
Cobo NL, Goyal S, Davidson D, Prehna G
A conserved chaperone protein is required for the formation of a noncanonical type VI secretion system spike tip complex
Sachar K, Kanarek K, Colautti J, Kim Y, Bosis E, Prehna G, Salomon D, Whitney JC
Transcription factors DksA and PsrA are synergistic contributors to Legionella pneumophila virulence in Acanthamoeba castellanii protozoa.
Graham CI, Gierys AJ, MacMartin TL, Penner TV, Beck JC, Prehna G, de Kievit TR, Brassinga AKC
The phage protein paratox is a multifunctional metabolic regulator of Streptococcus.
Muna TH, Rutbeek NR, Horne J, Lao YW, Krokhin OV, Prehna G
Targeting bacterial nickel transport with aspergillomarasmine A suppresses virulence-associated Ni-dependent enzymes
Sychantha D, Chen X, Koteva K, Prehna G, Wright GD
Structural characterization of the Sel1-like repeat protein LceB from Legionella pneumophila.
Penner TV, Lorente Cobo N, Patel DT, Patel DH, Savchenko A, Brassinga AKC, Prehna G
The chaperone PrsA2 regulates the secretion, stability, and folding of listeriolysin O during Listeria monocytogenes infection.
Agbavor C, Zimnicka A, Kumar A, George JL, Torres M, Prehna G, Alonzo F, Durrant JD, Freitag NE, Cahoon LA
The Streptococcus phage protein paratox is an intrinsically disordered protein.
Asakereh I, Rutbeek NR, Singh M, Davidson D, Prehna G, Khajehpour M
Biophysical Society of Canada 2026 Annual Meeting
Principal investigators: Prehna, Gerd J
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Computational Methods; Drug Design; Gene Regulation; Molecular Interactions; Nucleic Acids; Proteins; Science Communication; Science Education; Scientific Meeting
Characterization of membrane protein effector secretion by the type VI secretion system
Principal investigators: Prehna, Gerd J
Keywords: Bacterial Competition; Bacterial Pathogenesis; Bacteriology; Biochemistry; Membrane Proteins; Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Salmonella Typhimurium; Structural Biology; Type Vi Secretion System; Virulence Factors
Functional versatility and host adaptation of the type VI secretion system
Principal investigators: Prehna, Gerd
Functional versatility and host adaptation of the type VI secretion system
Principal investigators: Prehna, Gerd
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Andrew McArthur and Gerard Wright: 15 shared papers
- Gerard Wright and Alexei Savchenko: 7 shared papers
- Andrew McArthur and John Whitney: 5 shared papers
- John Whitney and Gerd Prehna: 4 shared papers
- Gerard Wright and Gerd Prehna: 2 shared papers
- Andrew McArthur and Gerd Prehna: 1 shared paper
- Andrew McArthur and Alexei Savchenko: 1 shared paper
- John Whitney and Alexei Savchenko: 1 shared paper
- Gerd Prehna and Alexei Savchenko: 1 shared paper
- Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
- Microbiology
- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Co-authors at University of Manitoba, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
John Whitney
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
4 shared papers, latest 2026
Gerard Wright
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Alexei Savchenko
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Andrew McArthur
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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