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Paola E. Mera

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0003-3761-3786Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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Ariana N Nielsen· 1 shared Daniel L. JooiD· 1 shared Ezza Khan· 1 shared Huda Al-Zuhairi· 1 shared HyeongJun KimiD· 1 shared John D Norcross· 1 shared Rodrigo Arana-Garrido· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 8, 2026

A dual-function regulatory element couples ParB expression and DNA substrate specificity

Rodrigo Arana-Garrido, Daniel L. Joo, Huda Al-Zuhairi…·Paola E. Mera

This study identifies a post-transcriptional regulatory element in Caulobacter crescentus that controls ParB abundance and shows that ParB substrate specificity is influenced by its N-terminal domain.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.07.737113

C. elegansexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 22, 2025

The bacterial molecular switch DnaA-ATP integrates chromosome replication with cell growth and division dynamics

Ezza Khan, Paola E. Mera

This study identifies DnaA-ATP as a molecular switch that coordinates chromosome replication with cell growth and division in C. crescentus.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.22.639668

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