Have a look at our latest preprints and publications here:
* = co-authorship; # = co-corresponding author
Selected publications
Hart EM*#, de Bruin DA*, Marando VA, Alemany MA, Snow ED, Schultz BJ, Kuru E, Walker S, Vettiger A#, Bernhardt TG#. The mycomembrane proteins PorH and ProtX are inserted at polar growth zones and linked to the cell wall. (2025) bioRxiv
Navarro PP*, Vettiger A*, Hajdu R, Ananda VY, López-Tavares A, Schmid EW, Walter JC, Loose M, Chao LH, Bernhardt TG. The aPBP-type cell wall synthase PBP1b plays a specialized role in fortifying the Escherichia coli division site against osmotic rupture. (2025) bioRxiv
Shlosman I, Vettiger A, Bernhardt TG, Kruse AC, Loparo JJ. The hit-and-run of cell wall synthesis: LpoB transiently binds and activates PBP1b through a conserved allosteric switch. (2025) Nat. Comm.
Pelech P, Navarro PP, Vettiger A, Chao LH, Allolio C. Stress-mediated growth determines E. coli division site morphogenesis. (2025) PNAS.
Dubois L, Vettiger A, Buss JA, Bernhardt TG, Using fluorescently labeled wheat germ agglutinin to track lipopolysaccharide transport to the outer membrane in Escherichia coli. (2025) mBio Volume 16 Issue 3 e03950-24
Fivenson EA, Rohs PDA, Vettiger A, Sardis MF, Torres G, Forchoh A, Bernhardt TG (2023) A role for the Gram-negative outer membrane in bacterial shape determination. PNAS 120:35e2301987120
Navarro PP*, Vettiger A*, Ananda VY, Llopis PM, Allolio C, Bernhardt TG, Chao LH (2022) Cell wall synthesis and remodelling dynamics determine division sitearchitecture and cell shape in Escherichia coli. Nature Microbiology 7:1621–1634