Simon Caulton

Structural biologist loving life in the world of Bdellovibrio research.

[Simon Caulton @SimonCaulton]

Pleased to announce our pre-print on BioXriv. TULIP proteins are lipid binding proteins in the form of a hydrophobic tube. We show that in Bdellovibrio a TULIP adapter protein opens up this tube by inducing a a huge conformational change. https://t.co/gLZJteTa8Q

[Harry Low’s Lab @thelowlab]

The missing piece in the bacterial #ESCRT-III story.. #Vipp1 forms dynamic spiral filaments on membrane! Spirals are springs that drive 3D ring formation in the spiral centre! 😎😵‍💫 Wonderful collaboration with @Colom_D @RouxLab… 1/2

https://t.co/BRJhMGRE8u

[Anke Treuner-Lange @AnkeTreuner]

Very happy to share our new work about the newly identified SopA protein and
its role in the control of type IV pili formation.
Paper is now online DOI: 10.1128/jb.00108-24

[Pilhofer Lab @PilhoferLab]

Captain Aureispira - a bacterial pirate ship🦜🏴‍☠️🪝- boarded @ScienceMagazine. Check out the manuscript here: https://t.co/SMgAu4xFux and have a look on our extended thread below ⬇️We provide new insights on bacterial predation from molecules ⚛️to ocean samples 🌊

[Franziska Sendker @SendkerFL]

Happy and super excited to share our discovery of a protein fractal! We unravel the surprisingly simple emergence of these marvellous structures and show it might have even been an accident of evolution. Read the full story here

https://t.co/d8u5ZUQain

Or just stick around 🧵

[Simon Caulton @SimonCaulton]

Amazing work from @Bdello_Lab_Nott https://t.co/HdtNdM77XE

[Structure @Structure_CP]

Team headed by Andrew Ward determined the cryo-EM structures of the mechanosensitive ion channels OSCA2.3 and OSCA1.2 providing insights into the mechanism of mechanotransduction in OSCA channels @WardLab1 @scrippsresearch

https://t.co/p9bSNhazTp

[Milan Gerovac @Milan_Gerovac]

Jumbo phage proteins co-opt host ribosomes immediately upon infection. We provide a resource for complexes in PhiKZ-infected Pseudomonas cells. #PhageDiversity #PhageComplexes @JoergLab @RobLavigne1 @BoettcherCryoEM @Uni_WUE @Helmholtz_HIRI https://t.co/U6mfrJMptm

[Emma Banks @EmmaJBanks]

My first paper from @JohnInnesCentre with @Tung_BK_Le is now out! 😃If you like bacteria and mobile genetic elements, consider reading our review on wonderfully weird #genetransferagents below👇https://t.co/dkb6mSfAvN

[Francisco J. Enguita @fenguita]

Teaching Nature to Break Man-made Chemical Bonds. For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn man-made bonds between silicon and carbon.
https://t.co/9NcvaOv2EY

[Pilhofer Lab @PilhoferLab]

Bacteria can be pirates too... 🏴‍☠️ Let us introduce you to Captain Aureispira ⛵️ A bacterial pirate ship loaded with canons 💉 and grappling hooks 🪝🌴predating on other bacteria 🦠 Check the preprint: https://t.co/YxIi0NHiWA #predation #T6SS #T9SS #cryoEM #cryoET #teamtomo 🧵1/6

[Francisco J. Enguita @fenguita]

Cryo-EM structure of the prokaryotic SPARSA system complex (PDB code: 8JL0) #scivis #sciart #proteinimaging #molecularart
https://t.co/wxfMIyfAP3

[Prem Kaushal PK @prem_s_kaushal]

Latest from our Lab. Cryo-EM studies revealed a unique mode of mycobacterial ribosome hibernation. Reported in @NatureComms

https://t.co/JJUDFKSFoO
Thnaks @unescorcb @serbonline @DBTindia @rajesh_gokhale @CCAMP_Bangalore @Ribosome_papers @cryoEM_papers @kumarN2348 @shivani0730

[MSU Phage Peeps @Phage4Lyfe]

Exciting day. Just found out we not only got the cover we tried for but also got a nice highlight of the beautiful paper by @SundharramanS https://t.co/2GQ1lOoQzc

[Tracy Palmer @proftracypalmer]

Like protein secretion? Like mycobacteria? Exciting postdoc opportunity 👇
Contact me or @Lis_Lowe if you’re interested!

https://t.co/ffKzTu539s

[Thanbichler lab @ThanbichlerLab]

Now published:
The virulence regulator VirB from Shigella flexneri uses a CTP-dependent switch mechanism to activate gene expression
A great collaboration with W. Steinchen, @diepold_lab, Timo Glatter, @BangeBalcony, @KaHochberg
https://t.co/Nq8THP6mm2 @SYNMIKRO @mpi_marburg
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[Simon Caulton @SimonCaulton]

@NatureMicrobiol @UoNLifeSci @UniofNottingham We are really pleased to have this amazing work out. A great collaborative piece of research from the Lovering Group at Birminham and The Sockett Group at Nottingham @unibirmingham @LES_UniBham

[IMIBirmingham @IMIBirmingham]

Great work by the groups of Liz Sockett (@UniofNottingham) and Andy Lovering (@UoBbiosciences @IMIBirmingham)

[Uni of Nottingham Press Office @UoNPressOffice]

Scientists solve the mystery of how predatory bacteria recognises prey - new research from Prof Liz Sockett @Bdello_Lab_Nott @UonLifeSci and Prof Andrew Lovering @UoBbiosciences published @NatureMicrobiol

Read more - https://t.co/qX0nCoTsFF

[nature @Nature]

Nature research paper: A new antibiotic traps lipopolysaccharide in its intermembrane transporter https://t.co/wmr7n6j5u0