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Dorina Bizhga

Northeastern Illinois UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9705-4077Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:protein structure· 2 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 2

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Carolina HernándeziD· 2 shared David MenendeziD· 2 shared Emina A. StojkovićiD· 2 shared Joshua H. MendeziD· 2 shared Marius SchmidtiD· 2 shared Peter SchwanderiD· 2 shared Tek Narsingh MallaiD· 2 shared Pakhshan Espoukeh· 1 shared

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The Signaling Pathway of a Bacterial Two-Component System Determined by cryo-EM

Prabin Karki, Carolina Hernández, Joshua H. Mendez, William C. Budell, David Menendez, Shemiran Kanou, Sorayya Razavi, Pakhshan Espoukeh, Rotan Abuhashish, Dorina Bizhga, Shibom Basu, Tek Narsingh Malla, Peter Schwander, Emina A. Stojković, Marius Schmidt

This study uses cryo-EM to determine the structure of a light-regulated bacterial two-component system, revealing how light affects signaling through changes in histidine kinase and response regulator interactions.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Signal Transduction in an Enzymatic Photoreceptor Revealed by Cryo-Electron Microscopy

Tek Narsingh Malla, Carolina Hernández, David Menendez, Dorina Bizhga, Joshua H. Mendez, Srinivasan Muniyappan, Peter Schwander, Emina A. Stojković, Marius Schmidt

The paper reports Cryo-EM structures of bacterial phytochromes in different light states, revealing insights into their signaling mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2023 · PreprintMolecular Biology