M. Y. Galperin

The paper analyzes sporulation gene conservation across 180 Firmicutes genomes to identify lineage-specific losses and confirm the vertical inheritance of sporulation genes.

The paper identifies type IV pili as a critical virulence factor in Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus clinical isolates associated with postinfectious hydrocephalus.

This paper provides an updated description of the HD-GYP domain, its sequence conservation, phylogenetic distribution, domain architectures, and common protein families, clarifying its role as a c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase.

The paper shows that Clp protease and AscarD regulate CarD levels to help mycobacteria survive starvation by reducing rRNA synthesis.

This paper analyzes PilZ-related domains through structural and sequence comparisons, identifying three types and proposing evolutionary pathways for their diversification.

The paper identifies a membrane-bound form of phosphomannomutase (AlgC) in gammaproteobacteria, showing its requirement for twitching motility in Lysobacter enzymogenes.

The paper investigates how potassium ions activate P-loop NTPases by comparing structures and simulating ion interactions with ATP.