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Jeffrey P. Mower

University of Nebraska–LincolnORCID 0000-0002-1501-5809Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Adrie J. C. SteyniD· 1 shared Camden Jones· 1 shared Chenyu SuniD· 1 shared Chloe OngiD· 1 shared Daisy Guiza BeltraniD· 1 shared Donald BeckeriD· 1 shared Hongfeng YuiD· 1 shared Javier SeravalliiD· 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

Origin and rapid evolution of minicircular and highly heteroplasmic mitogenome in the holoparasitic plant genus Rhopalocnemis

Yan Zhong, Runxian Yu, Chenyu Sun, Jeffrey P. Mower, Maria Virginia Sanchez Puerta, Ying Liu, Renchao Zhou

This study compares mitogenomes of Rhopalocnemis phalloides and a congeneric species to investigate the origin and evolution of minicircular chromosomes, heteroplasmy, and conserved regions.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology