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Simon Legood

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueORCID 0000-0003-3207-9916Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedMay 13, 2026

Arm and head domain in highly conserved lipoprotein modification enzyme Lgt determine functional diversity among bacterial pathogens

Simon Legood, Ana M. Oliveira Paiva, Najwa Taïb…·Nienke Buddelmeijer

The paper analyzes Lgt homologues across bacterial pathogens to determine functional diversity and catalytic mechanisms, identifying a conserved motif and substrate specificity differences.

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bacteria (other)proteomics

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedAug 20, 2024

H-NS is a bacterial transposon capture protein

Charles Cooper, Simon Legood, Rachel L. Wheat…·David C. Grainger

This study identifies H-NS as a transposon capture protein that directs transposition to specific chromosomal regions, affecting phenotypic diversity and gene function in bacteria.

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bacteria (other)DNA methylation

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