Ngat T. Tran

Stable inheritance of the Streptomyces linear plasmid SCP1 by dual ParABS partition systems

The paper investigates dual ParABS partition systems in Streptomyces plasmid SCP1, showing that while both systems are functional, only parABS1 is essential for plasmid maintenance.

Repurposing a chromosome segregation ParB-CTPase fold into an ATPase toxin for contact-dependent growth inhibition in plant and animal pathogens

The paper shows that the ParB-CTPase fold can be repurposed as an ATPase toxin in bacterial contact-dependent growth inhibition systems, with toxic effects in both plant and animal cells.

Dynamics and interplay of gene expression and chromosome organization across a predatory lifecycle

This study maps transcriptional activity and chromosome architecture in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus across its predatory lifecycle stages using multi-omics approaches.

Coupling chromosome organization to genome segregation in Archaea

This study identifies SegA and SegB as key proteins linking chromosome organization to genome segregation in archaea, showing their role in chromosome condensation and partitioning.

Assembly of a segrosome by a CTP-independent ParB-like protein

This study identifies a CTP-independent ParABS system in Streptomyces coelicolor that segregates plasmid SCP2 through a ParT protein that diffuses on DNA without CTP binding or hydrolysis.

A bacterial CARD-NLR immune system controls the release of gene transfer agents

This study identifies a bacterial immune system, LypABC, that controls GTA release in Caulobacter crescentus by coupling GTA activation with host cell lysis.