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Tao Wan

University of Nebraska–LincolnPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0001-6528-8672 · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Tao WaniD1 paper · Sichuan Normal University

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Biochemistry· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:structural biology· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Chloe OngiD· 2 shared Limei ZhangiD· 2 shared Adrie J. C. SteyniD· 1 shared Andrew Apudo Apudo· 1 shared Camden Jones· 1 shared Daisy Guiza BeltraniD· 1 shared Donald BeckeriD· 1 shared Fan Liu· 1 shared

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Aromatic Patch in WhiB-Like Transcription Factors Facilitates Primary Sigma Factor Interaction in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Daisy Guiza Beltran, Tao Wan, Javier Seravalli, Magdaléna Horová, Camden Jones, Shanren Li, Pengchong Ma, Chloe Ong, Zhifang Lu, Donald Becker, Jeffrey P. Mower, Qiuming Yao, Yu Pan, Hongfeng Yu, Adrie J. C. Steyn, Limei Zhang

This study identifies an aromatic patch in Mtb Wbl proteins that mediates interaction with the primary sigma 70 factor, revealing a conserved binding mechanism and evolutionary relationship with actinobacterial phages.

Communications Biology · Feb 13, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

A New Paradigm of Transcriptional Regulation by the SufR-Like Iron-Sulfur Transcription Factors

Zhifang Lu, Chloe Ong, Lingwen Zhang, Tao Wan, Omar Davulcu, Marcelo de Farias, Limei Zhang

This study reveals the structural and functional mechanism of SufR-like iron-sulfur transcription factors in bacteria, showing a novel DNA recognition strategy and expanding their known evolutionary distribution.

bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry

Structural variability and functional association in the epiphytic bacteria assemblies of freshwater macrophytes (Myriophyllum spicatum)

Ling Xian, Tao Wan, Yu Cao, Junyao Sun, Ting Wu, Suting Zhao, Andrew Apudo Apudo, Wei Li, Fan Liu

This study investigates how host macrophytes and water body conditions influence epiphytic bacterial community assembly in freshwater environments.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology