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Type VII ABC transporters underpin many core activities in the bacterial cell envelope - including efflux, cell division and lipoprotein trafficking. A new paper in PLOS Biology reveals YbbAP-TesA as a novel Type VII system in E. coli. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Structural characterization of the YbbAP-TesA ABC transporter identifies it as a lipid hydrolase complex that extracts hydrophobic compounds from the bacterial inner membrane

In E.coli, three of the four Type VII ABC transporter systems have been structurally characterized. This study solves cryo-EM structures of the fourth Type VII ABC system, YbbAP-TesA, and suggests tha...

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New preprint! FtsEX-EnvC is a Type VII ABC transporter that activates the periplasmic enzymes needed to break the peptidoglycan layer during cell division. We tested the importance of structural features underpinning activation and the auto-inhibition mechanism that keeps it all in check.

Probing the mechanism of peptidoglycan amidase activation by FtsEX-EnvC

The FtsEX-EnvC-AmiA/B system is a key component of the E. coli cell division machinery that directs breakage of the peptidoglycan layer during separation of daughter cells. Structural and mechanistic ...

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If anyone is looking for a post doc, or knows someone looking for one, Andy Lovering has a post open. Awesome lab and great opportunity: edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

PhD available with me & Paul James looking for exciting new enzymes - www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

New lysins for medically and environmentally important Mycobacteriales at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - New lysins for medically and environmentally important Mycobacteriales at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Going to @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 and looking for things to do, don't forget to check out the socials including the newest addition: Disabled and Neurodivergent Members Social 😀 microbiologysociety.org/event/annual...

Annual Conference 2025

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A few days late but I'm really happy to announce I passed my viva on Friday. Thank you to my examiners, Dr Tim Knowles and Dr Dany Beste for a really great discussion and a really big thank you to my supervisor @pmoyniha.bsky.social for all the support and advice over the years. Thank you! 🎉

Does anyone have a list of glycobiologists and/or biochemists, structural biologists on Bluesky? Need to make more of an effort to move here properly.