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P. J. Blackall

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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J. M. Atack· 3 shared M. P. Jennings· 3 shared F. E.- C. Jen· 2 shared G. Tram· 2 shared Z. N. Phillips· 2 shared A. W. Tucker· 1 shared A.-U. Husna· 1 shared C. Guo· 1 shared

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J. M. Atack

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintNov 17, 2022

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae encodes multiple phase-variable DNA methyltransferases that comprise distinct phasevarions

N. Nahar, G. Tram, F. E.- C. Jen…·J. M. Atack

This study identifies multiple phase-variable DNA methyltransferases in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, showing their role in regulating phasevarions and pathogenic traits.

DOI 10.1101/2022.11.17.516983

long-read sequencingexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivJan 26, 2021

Streptococcus suis encodes multiple allelic variants of a phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase, ModS, that control distinct phasevarions

G. Tram, F. E.- C. Jen, Z. N. Phillips…·J. M. Atack

This paper identifies multiple allelic variants of the phase-variable Type III DNA methyltransferase ModS in Streptococcus suis, showing they regulate distinct phasevarions affecting growth and antibiotic resistance.

DOI 10.1128/msphere.00069-21

bacteria (other)DNA methylation

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MicrobiologybioRxivJun 18, 2020

Systematic analysis of REBASE identifies numerous Type I restriction-modification systems that contain duplicated, variable hsdS specificity genes that randomly switch methyltransferase specificity by recombination.

J. M. Atack, C. Guo, T. Litfin…·M. P. Jennings

The paper identifies 5.9% of Type I R-M systems with duplicated hsdS genes that enable phase-variation through recombination, found in pathogens like Enterococcus faecalis and Listeria monocytogenes.

DOI 10.1128/msystems.00497-20

bacteria (other)statistical model

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