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Maria Mills

University of MissouriORCID 0000-0003-3840-0248Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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BiophysicsPRX LifePeer-reviewedJun 11, 2026

Mycobacterial Topoisomerase I Energetically Suffers From C-Terminal Deletions

Dillon S. Balthrop, Deepesh Sigdel, Chunfeng Mao…·Maria Mills

The paper studies how C-terminal deletions in Mycobacterium topoisomerase IA affect supercoil relaxation using single-molecule magnetic tweezers.

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BiophysicsBiophysical JournalPeer-reviewedDec 26, 2025

Molecular dynamics simulations reveal DNA gate opening mechanisms for M. smegmatis topoisomerase 1A

Deepesh Sigdel, Maria Mills

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the gate-opening mechanism of M. smegmatis topoisomerase 1A, revealing structural changes and electrostatic interactions involved in the process.

DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2025.12.031

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