New preprint! FtsEX-EnvC is a Type VII ABC transporter that activates the periplasmic enzymes needed to break the peptidoglycan layer during cell division. We tested the importance of structural features underpinning activation and the auto-inhibition mechanism that keeps it all in check.

If anyone is looking for a post doc, or knows someone looking for one, Andy Lovering has a post open. Awesome lab and great opportunity: edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

PhD available with me & Paul James looking for exciting new enzymes - www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Going to @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 and looking for things to do, don't forget to check out the socials including the newest addition: Disabled and Neurodivergent Members Social 😀 microbiologysociety.org/event/annual...

A few days late but I'm really happy to announce I passed my viva on Friday. Thank you to my examiners, Dr Tim Knowles and Dr Dany Beste for a really great discussion and a really big thank you to my supervisor @pmoyniha.bsky.social for all the support and advice over the years. Thank you! 🎉

Does anyone have a list of glycobiologists and/or biochemists, structural biologists on Bluesky? Need to make more of an effort to move here properly.