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Dillon P. Cogan

University of Southern CaliforniaORCID 0000-0003-4563-2397Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Muyuan CheniD· 2 shared Alexander M. SoohooiD· 1 shared Aryan M. MandotiD· 1 shared Chaitan KhoslaiD· 1 shared Chengli LiuiD· 1 shared George WangiD· 1 shared Krystal L. Brodsky· 1 shared Kym Francis FaulliD· 1 shared

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BiochemistryJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewedMay 6, 2026

Molecular Basis for Asynchronous Chain Elongation During Rifamycin Antibiotic Biosynthesis

Chengli Liu, Ryan C. West, Muyuan Chen…·Dillon P. Cogan

This paper investigates the biosynthetic mechanism of the rifamycin synthetase (RIFS) using crosslinking, kinetic, and structural analyses, revealing how C-terminal dimeric interfaces influence chain elongation asymmetry.

DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2026.113119

bacteria (other)structural biology

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BiochemistryNature Chemical BiologyPeer-reviewedAug 23, 2024

Structural Basis for Intermodular Communication in Assembly-Line Polyketide Biosynthesis

Dillon P. Cogan, Alexander M. Soohoo, Muyuan Chen…·Chaitan Khosla

The paper investigates intermodular communication in polyketide biosynthesis using cryo-EM and crosslinking, revealing structural insights for designing hybrid synthases.

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