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P. J. Blackall

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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J. M. Atack· 3 shared M. P. Jennings· 3 shared F. E.- C. Jen· 2 shared G. Tram· 2 shared Z. N. Phillips· 2 shared A. W. Tucker· 1 shared A.-U. Husna· 1 shared C. Guo· 1 shared

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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae encodes multiple phase-variable DNA methyltransferases that comprise distinct phasevarions

N. Nahar, G. Tram, F. E.- C. Jen, Z. N. Phillips, L. Weinert, J. Bosse, J. Jabbari, Q. Gouil, M. Du, M. E. Ritchie, R. Bowden, P. R. Langford, A. W. Tucker, M. P. Jennings, C. Turni, , J. M. Atack

This study identifies multiple phase-variable DNA methyltransferases in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, showing their role in regulating phasevarions and pathogenic traits.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Streptococcus suis encodes multiple allelic variants of a phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase, ModS, that control distinct phasevarions

G. Tram, F. E.- C. Jen, Z. N. Phillips, J. Timms, A.-U. Husna, M. P. Jennings, P. J. Blackall, J. M. Atack

This paper identifies multiple allelic variants of the phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase ModS in Streptococcus suis, showing they regulate distinct phasevarions affecting growth and antibiotic resistance.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2021Microbiology

Systematic analysis of REBASE identifies numerous Type I restriction-modification systems that contain duplicated, variable hsdS specificity genes that randomly switch methyltransferase specificity by recombination.

J. M. Atack, C. Guo, T. Litfin, L. Yang, P. J. Blackall, Y. Zhou, M. P. Jennings

The paper identifies 5.9% of Type I R-M systems with duplicated hsdS genes that enable phase-variation through recombination, found in pathogens like Enterococcus faecalis and Listeria monocytogenes.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2020Microbiology