X. Karaboja

Polyploidy, regular patterning of genome copies, and unusual control of DNA partitioning in the Lyme disease spirochete

This study shows that Borrelia burgdorferi is polyploid in culture and ticks, with regular genome copy spacing controlled by ParA/ParZ and ParB/SMC systems.

DNA-loop extruding SMC complexes can traverse one another in vivo

This study investigates how SMC complexes interact when encountering each other on DNA, showing they can traverse, leading to chromosome reorganization and bypassing steric barriers.