The archaeal S-layer is not only pretty, it also carries crucial cellular functions, and the list keeps growing! @sshamphavi.bsky.social @marleenvw.bsky.social @archaellum.bsky.social and I wrote a little sheath sheet (+10 pts if you got the pun) 📖 Curr Opin Cell Biol 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

The S-layer is the most widespread and fundamental component of archaeal cell envelopes and may represent one of the earliest and most fundamental cell wall polymers found in microorganisms

Preprint alert! I’m publishing my last paper from my postdoc work on archaeal cell biology, with @mullinslab.bsky.social, @archaellum.bsky.social, @samjlord.bsky.social, @marleenvw.bsky.social, @arghya93.bsky.social, and more great folks (thread below with more details)

It’s been an honor and a joy to be part of your Sulfolobus-journey! 🥳

UV light damages DNA, but #archaea fight back! 🦠✨ @marleenvw.bsky.social & @archaellum.bsky.social team presents a model where Sulfolobales use Ups pili for aggregation and the Ced system for DNA exchange and repair. @alerecalde.bsky.social https://buff.ly/43bGLuC