Have a look at our latest preprints and publications here:
* = co-authorship
Selected pubications
Irina Shlosman, Andrea Vettiger, Thomas G. Bernhardt, Andrew C. Kruse, Joseph J. Loparo. The hit-and-run of cell wall synthesis: LpoB transiently binds and activates PBP1b through a conserved allosteric switch. (2024) biorxiv.
Pelech P, Navarro PP, Vettiger A, Chao LH, Allolio C. Stress-mediated growth determines E. coli division site morphogenesis. (2024) biorxiv.
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
Troung TT, Vettiger A, Bernhardt TG (2020) Cell division is antagonized by the activity of peptidoglycan endopeptidases that promote cell elongation. Molecular Microbiology. 2020;114:966–978