Ian presented his research progress in today’s departmental colloquium. His seminar was entitled “Mycobacterial Lipoglycan Biosynthesis Contributes to Cell Envelope Integrity Specifically in Biofilm Growth Conditions”.
Corelle A. Z. Rokicki, James R. Brenner, Alexander Dills, Julius J. Judd, Jemila C. Kester, Julia Puffal, Joseph T. Wade, Todd A. Gray, Keith M. Derbyshire, Sarah M. Fortune, Yasu S. Morita
Corelle’s manuscript is now deposited in bioRxiv. In this study, we collaborated with the team of researchers from Harvard and Wadsworth Center who established the Mycobacterial Systems Resource, and identified additional IMD-associated proteins that were not identified by our previous proteomic approach.
Membrane-partitioned cell wall synthesis in mycobacteria.
García-Heredia A, Kado T, Sein CE, Puffal J, Osman SH, Judd J, Gray TA, Morita YS, Siegrist MS. eLife. 2021 Feb 5;10:e60263. doi: 10.7554/eLife.60263. PMID: 33544079
In this study, Alam reported the lateral compartmentalization of peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzymes, and how DivIVA, cell wall, and membrane fluidity play critical roles in maintaining membrane domain organization.
Once again, Stevens receives a Honors Research Grant, and Peter and Sarah receive a Honors Research Assistant Fellowship. Well done!!