Zhongqing Ren

This study identifies how CAP and LuxR co-regulate gene expression in Vibrio campbellii through synergistic or antagonistic promoter occupancy, revealing indirect regulation of bioluminescence.

This study shows Dps compacts the E. coli nucleoid and increases short-range DNA interactions without significantly affecting chromosome accessibility, dynamics, or organisation.

This study shows H-NS bridges DNA in the stationary-phase nucleoid of E. coli, leading to transcriptional repression and a shifted gene expression landscape.

The paper identifies two natural isolates of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with fused chromosomes, revealing constraints for replicon fusion and survival.

This study shows that replisomes block SMC-mediated DNA-loop extrusion in Bacillus subtilis by restricting SMC translocation, with occasional bypass events observed.

This study characterizes the organization of Borrelia burgdorferi's segmented genome and interactions between replicons using Hi-C, revealing chromosome structure and plasmid interactions.