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Lucas Balis

John Innes CentreORCID 0000-0002-5016-0235Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:ChIP-seq· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Ainsley D. M. BeatoniD· 2 shared Barrie M. WilkinsoniD· 2 shared Gerhard SaalbachiD· 2 shared Matthew I. HutchingsiD· 2 shared Neil A. HolmesiD· 2 shared Rhea StringeriD· 2 shared Courtney AndrewsiD· 1 shared Govind ChandraiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Defining the OrrA regulon and its role in development and antibiotic production in Streptomyces venezuelae NRRL B-65442

Kelly-Rose Tulley, Lucas Balis, Neil A. Holmes, Ainsley D. M. Beaton, Courtney Andrews, Gerhard Saalbach, Rhea Stringer, Govind Chandra, Barrie M. Wilkinson, Matthew I. Hutchings

This study defines the OrrA regulon in Streptomyces venezuelae, showing it regulates sporulation and antibiotic production via WblA.

Microbiology · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

MtrAB activates ectoine production and triggers sporulation in response to osmotic stress in Streptomyces venezuelae

Ainsley D. M. Beaton, Rebecca Devine, Neil A. Holmes, Nicolle F. Som, Lucas Balis, Katie Noble, Rhea Stringer, Martin Rejzek, Gerhard Saalbach, Barrie M. Wilkinson, Matthew I. Hutchings

This paper shows that MtrAB in Streptomyces venezuelae senses osmotic stress via sucrose, activates ectoine production, and triggers sporulation through direct regulation of bldM and whiI.

Microbiology · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology