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Nicole T Lai

Indiana University Bloomington

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 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

ParB C-terminal lysine residues are essential for dimerization, in vitro DNA sliding and in vivo function

Aleksey Aleshintsev, Lindsey E. Way, Nicole T Lai, Bianca Guerra, Paloma Dorantes, Lois Akosua Serwaa, Sealtiel Anulao, Miranda Molina, Xindan Wang, HyeongJun Kim

This study identifies the role of conserved lysine residues in ParB's C-terminal domain in DNA sliding and in vivo function.

Nucleic Acids Research · Feb 24, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics