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Fengwei Zheng

Van Andel InstituteORCID 0000-0002-7139-4831Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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BiochemistryMolecular CellPeer-reviewedMay 14, 2026

The E. coli DnaX clamp loader sharply bends DNA to load β-clamp at nicks and small gaps

Fengwei Zheng, Nina Y. Yao, Roxana E. Georgescu…·Huilin Li

This paper shows the E. coli DnaX clamp loader uses DNA bending instead of unwinding to load β-clamp at nicks and small gaps, revealing a distinct bacterial mechanism for DNA repair.

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