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Ruina Liang

Queen Mary University of LondonORCID 0009-0003-9462-0461Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Andrea P. Torres‐FloresiD· 1 shared Anum KhursheediD· 1 shared Aravindan IlangovaniD· 1 shared Danylo GorenkiniD· 1 shared Hui ZhangiD· 1 shared Islam Bogachan TahirbegiiD· 1 shared John H. VilesiD· 1 shared Jonasz B. PatkowskiiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 21, 2026

Relaxase Asymmetry Drives Initiation of Bacterial Conjugation

Danylo Gorenkin, Ruina Liang, Jonasz B. Patkowski…·Aravindan Ilangovan

The paper identifies the functionally asymmetric TraI homodimer structure and elucidates how strand nicking and helicase loading are coordinated during bacterial conjugation.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.20.706640

bacteria (other)structural biology

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BiophysicsScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedAug 27, 2025

Structural architecture of amyloid-β oligomers, curvilinear protofibrils and annular assemblies, imaged by cryo-EM and cryo-ET

Ruina Liang, Anum Khursheed, Islam Bogachan Tahirbegi…·John H. Viles

The paper uses cryo-EM and cryo-ET to characterize the structural architecture of Aβ oligomers, curvilinear protofibrils, and annular assemblies, revealing their structural relationships and functional properties.

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cryo-EMmicroscopy & imaging analysis

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