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Christopher-Nils Mais

Philipps University of MarburgORCID 0000-0003-1927-2885Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Assay:structural biology· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Gert BangeiD· 3 shared Anita DornesiD· 1 shared Arielle Weinstein· 1 shared Arvind S. PillaiiD· 1 shared Bernd SimoniD· 1 shared Brian P. H. MetzgeriD· 1 shared Cecilia Perez-BorrajeroiD· 1 shared Daniel SchindleriD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedSep 25, 2025

Molecular basis of ParA ATPase activation by the CTPase ParB during bacterial chromosome segregation

Lucas Schnabel, Manuel Osorio‐Valeriano, Cecilia Perez-Borrajero…·Martin R. Thanbichler

This study investigates how ParB activates ParA ATPase activity during bacterial chromosome segregation in Myxococcus xanthus by analyzing their molecular interactions.

12 citationstop 2%

bacteria (other)proteomics

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Evolutionary BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedDec 3, 2024

Frequent transitions in self-assembly across the evolution of a central metabolic enzyme

Franziska L. Sendker, Tabea Schlotthauer, Christopher-Nils Mais…·Georg K. A. Hochberg

The paper investigates the evolutionary dynamics of self-assembly in prokaryotic citrate synthases, finding frequent transitions between different assembly types without strong functional consequences.

17 citations

bacteria (other)structural biology

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintApr 2, 2024

Polar confinement of a macromolecular machine by an SRP-type GTPase

Anita Dornes, Lisa Marie Schmidt, Christopher-Nils Mais…·Gert Bange

This study identifies how FlhF and FlhG regulate flagellar assembly by anchoring structures to the cell pole via interactions with HubP and FliG.

DOI 10.1101/2024.04.02.587688

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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