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B. M. Burton

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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D. B. Kearns· 2 shared A. M. Phillips· 1 shared D. R. Smith· 1 shared H. R. Foster· 1 shared J. D. Zuke· 1 shared J. L. Keck· 1 shared K. R. Hummels· 1 shared R. Erickson· 1 shared

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D. B. Kearns

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ComI inhibits transformation in Bacillus subtilis by selectively killing competent cells

D. R. Smith, D. B. Kearns, B. M. Burton

The paper investigates how ComI, a transmembrane peptide in Bacillus subtilis, inhibits transformation by selectively killing competent cells through permeabilization.

bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Visualizing dynamic competence pili and DNA capture throughout the long axis of Bacillus subtilis

J. D. Zuke, R. Erickson, K. R. Hummels, B. M. Burton

This paper visualizes competence pili in Bacillus subtilis using fluorescence microscopy, showing they are retractile, DNA-binding structures distributed along the cell's long axis.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Natural transformation protein ComFA exhibits single-stranded DNA translocase activity

H. R. Foster, X. Lin, S. Srikant, R. R. Cueny, T. G. Falbel, J. L. Keck, R. Gaudet, B. M. Burton

This study investigates ComFA's role in natural transformation by demonstrating its single-stranded DNA translocase activity and ATP-dependent DNA release mechanism.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2021Microbiology

Molecular and cell biological analysis of SwrB in Bacillus subtilis

D. B. Kearns, A. M. Phillips, S. Sanchez, T. Sysoeva, B. M. Burton

This study investigates SwrB's role in Bacillus subtilis flagellar type III secretion, showing it acts sub-stoichiometrically and transiently, with specific residues critical for its function.

bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2021Microbiology