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Michael W. Ferguson

University of TorontoORCID 0000-0001-5163-9689Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Molecular Biology· 1 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 1 Organism:yeast· 1

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Grant W. BrowniD· 2 shared Andrew R. BurnsiD· 1 shared Anne‐Claude GingrasiD· 1 shared Antonio MollicaiD· 1 shared Brandon HoiD· 1 shared Brandon J. PaylissiD· 1 shared Cassandra J. WongiD· 1 shared Edith Cheng· 1 shared

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 4, 2026

PRMT1 arginine methylation of MCM4 restricts ssDNA gap formation during DNA replication

Michael W. Ferguson, Cassandra J. Wong, Xiaohan Yang…·Grant W. Brown

This study identifies PRMT1 as a replisome-associated methyltransferase that suppresses ssDNA gap formation by methylating MCM4, thereby maintaining fork integrity during DNA replication.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.03.729374

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Synthetic BiologyMicrobial Cell FactoriesPeer-reviewedDec 31, 2022

Development of a yeast whole-cell biocatalyst for MHET conversion into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol

Raphaël Loll‐Krippleber, Victoria A. Sajtovich, Michael W. Ferguson…·Grant W. Brown

This study develops a yeast whole-cell biocatalyst expressing MHETase for PET degradation, showing comparable activity to purified enzyme and stability under various conditions.

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