Paola Emperatriz Mera

2024

Three factors ParA, TipN, and DnaA-mediated chromosome replication initiation are contributors of centromere segregation in Caulobacter crescentus

Letzkus, M., Trela, C. & Mera, P. E., May 1 2024, In: Molecular biology of the cell. 35, 5, ar68.

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2023

ParA’s Impact beyond Chromosome Segregation in Caulobacter crescentus

Menikpurage, I. P., Puentes-Rodriguez, S. G., Elaksher, R. A. & Mera, P. E., Feb 2023, In: Journal of bacteriology. 205, 2

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Structural and functional analyses of the echinomycin resistance conferring protein Ecm16 from Streptomyces lasalocidi

Gade, P., Erlandson, A., Ullah, A., Chen, X., Mathews, I. I., Mera, P. E. & Kim, C. Y., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 7980.

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To let go or not to let go: how ParA can impact the release of the chromosomal anchoring in Caulobacter crescentus

Puentes-Rodriguez, S. G., Norcross, J. & Mera, P. E., Dec 11 2023, In: Nucleic acids research. 51, 22, p. 12275-12287 13 p., gkad982.

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2022

The UvrA-like protein Ecm16 requires ATPase activity to render resistance against echinomycin

Erlandson, A., Gade, P., Menikpurage, I. P., Kim, C. Y. & Mera, P. E., Jun 2022, In: Molecular Microbiology. 117, 6, p. 1434-1446 13 p.

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2021

Discovering and Applying the Urban Rules of Life to Design Sustainable and Healthy Cities

Langen, T. A., Cannon, C. H., Blackburn, D. C., Morgan, E. L. & Mera, P. E., Oct 1 2021, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 61, 4, p. 1237-1252 16 p.

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Transcriptional Activity of the Bacterial Replication Initiator DnaA

Menikpurage, I. P., Woo, K. & Mera, P. E., Jun 1 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 662317.

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2020

Msphere of Influence: Communication is Complicated—Just Ask a Bacterial Cell

Mera, P. E., Jul 8 2020, In: mSphere. 5, 4, p. 1-2 2 p., e00580-20.

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2019

Chromosome dynamics in bacteria: Triggering replication at the opposite location and segregation in the opposite direction

Meléndez, A. B., Menikpurage, I. P. & Mera, P. E., 2019, In: mBio. 10, 4, e01002-19.

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The B ₁₂ receptor BtuB alters the membrane integrity of Caulobacter crescentus

Menikpurage, I. P., Barraza, D., Meléndez, A. B., Strebe, S. & Mera, P. E., Mar 2019, In: Microbiology (United Kingdom). 165, 3, p. 311-323 13 p., 000753.

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2016

Resonance Raman spectroscopic study of the interaction between Co(II)rrinoids and the ATP:corrinoid adenosyltransferase PduO from Lactobacillus reuteri

Park, K., Mera, P. E., Escalante-Semerena, J. C. & Brunold, T. C., Sep 1 2016, In: Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 21, 5-6, p. 669-681 13 p.

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2015

Unprecedented Mechanism Employed by the Salmonella enterica EutT ATP:Co^Irrinoid Adenosyltransferase Precludes Adenosylation of Incomplete Co^IIrrinoids

Park, K., Mera, P. E., Moore, T. C., Escalante-Semerena, J. C. & Brunold, T. C., Jun 1 2015, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 54, 24, p. 7158-7161 4 p.

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2014

Replication initiator DnaA binds at the caulobacter centromere and enables chromosome segregation

Mera, P. E., Kalogeraki, V. S. & Shapiro, L., Nov 11 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 45, p. 16100-16105 6 p.

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The EutT Enzyme of Salmonella enterica Is a Unique ATP:Cob(I)alamin Adenosyltransferase Metalloprotein That Requires Ferrous Ions for Maximal Activity

Moore, T. C., Mera, P. E. & Escalante-Semerena, J. C., Feb 2014, In: Journal of bacteriology. 196, 4, p. 903-910 8 p.

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2012

Spectroscopic characterization of active-site variants of the PduO-type ATP:Corrinoid adenosyltransferase from lactobacillus reuteri: Insights into the mechanism of four-coordinate Co(II)corrinoid formation

Park, K., Mera, P. E., Escalante-Semerena, J. C. & Brunold, T. C., Apr 16 2012, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 51, 8, p. 4482-4494 13 p.

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2010

Dihydroflavin-driven adenosylation of 4-coordinate Co(II) corrinoids: Are cobalamin reductases enzymes or electron transfer proteins?

Mera, P. E. & Escalante-Semerena, J. C., Jan 29 2010, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285, 5, p. 2911-2917 7 p.

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Multiple roles of ATP:cob(I)alamin adenosyltransferases in the conversion of B₁₂ to coenzyme B₁₂

Mera, P. E. & Escalante-Semerena, J. C., Sep 2010, In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 88, 1, p. 41-48 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

2009

Corrinoid Adenosyltransferases

Mera, P. E., Rayment, I. & Escalante-semerena, J. C., Dec 15 2009, Handbook of Metalloproteins. Messerschmidt, A. (ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Residue Phe112 of the human-type corrinoid adenosyltransferase (PduO) enzyme of lactobacillus reuteri is critical to the formation of the four-coordinate Co(II) corrinoid substrate and to the activity of the enzyme

Mera, P. E., Maurice, M. S., Rayment, I. & Escalante-Semerena, J. C., Apr 14 2009, In: Biochemistry. 48, 14, p. 3138-3145 8 p.

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2008

Kinetic and spectroscopic studies of the ATP:corrinoid adenosyltransferase PduO from Lactobacillus reuteri: Substrate specificity and insights into the mechanism of Co(II)corrinoid reduction

Park, K., Mera, P. E., Escalante-Semerena, J. C. & Brunold, T. C., Aug 26 2008, In: Biochemistry. 47, 34, p. 9007-9015 9 p.

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Structural characterization of a human-type corrinoid adenosyltransferase confirms that coenzyme B₁₂ is synthesized through a four-coordinate intermediate

St. Maurice, M., Mera, P., Park, K., Brunold, T. C., Escalante-Semerena, J. C. & Rayment, I., May 27 2008, In: Biochemistry. 47, 21, p. 5755-5766 12 p.

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2007

Structural and functional analyses of the human-type corrinoid adenosyltransferase (PduO) from Lactobacillus reuteri

Mera, P. E., St. Maurice, M., Rayment, I. & Escalante-Semerena, J. C., Dec 4 2007, In: Biochemistry. 46, 48, p. 13829-13836 8 p.

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Structural characterization of the active site of the PduO-Type ATP:Co(I)rrinoid adenosyltransferase from Lactobacillus reuteri

St. Maurice, M., Mera, P. E., Taranto, M. P., Sesma, F., Escalante-Semerena, J. C. & Rayment, I., Jan 26 2007, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282, 4, p. 2596-2605 10 p.

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