Electrochemical signals can reshape bacterial protein patterns, boosting electron transfer

Sometimes, transporting electrons from one cell to another is a team effort. In electroactive bacteria, that team is a group ...
BioTechniques

Protein in an envelope: spilling a Gram-negative bacterium’s secrets

Researchers have determined a protein’s essential role in bacterial envelope structure and function, which could inspire a search for better antibiotics. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (MD, ...
GEN

Antibiotics Could Target Bacterial Protein Found to Maintain Envelope Integrity

In what they labeled a “surprising” finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein’s essential role in maintaining the ...
Nature

Pathogen drug permeability

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3. Antimicrobial target sites are frequently intracellular. To effectively inhibit microbial growth, these compounds must pass across ...
News Medical

Uncovering the mechanisms behind bacterial cell shape and potential antibiotic targets

In what they labeled a "surprising" finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's essential role in maintaining the ...