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Laura C. Lastra

Indiana University Bloomington

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Efficient septum formation is essential for chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis when SMC function is impaired

Nicole T Lai, Laura C. Lastra, Kehinde Oreoluwa Adebiyi, David Z. Rudner, Stephen C. Jacobson, Daniel B. Kearns, Xindan Wang

This study identifies minJ and divIVA as essential for chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis when SMC function is impaired, highlighting the interdependence between chromosome segregation and cell division.

Journal of Bacteriology · Oct 6, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A two-step model of FtsZ-ring disassembly in Bacillus subtilis

Laura C. Lastra, Kehinde Oreoluwa Adebiyi, Yuanchen Yu, Stephen C. Jacobson, Daniel B. Kearns

The paper investigates FtsZ-ring disassembly in Bacillus subtilis, showing distinct roles of MinD and EzrA in Z-ring removal and proposing a two-step disassembly model.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

MinJ is a conserved nine-pass transmembrane protein that contains a putative transmembrane β-sheet

Kehinde Oreoluwa Adebiyi, Laura C. Lastra, Jane H. Joncha, Sadie B. Ruesewald, Stephen C. Jacobson, Daniel B. Kearns

This paper defines the membrane topology of MinJ in Bacillus subtilis, showing it is a nine-pass transmembrane protein with a putative transmembrane β-sheet, and supports its conserved functions in cell division.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology