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Anniversary Fellow at University of Southampton | Glycobiology enthusiast working on carbohydrate-active enzymes | Chemical glycobiology

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A porin-like protein used by bacterial predators defines a wider lipid-trapping superfamily - Nature Communications This study reveals that an outer membrane protein from the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus forms a pentameric assembly that traps a lipid monolayer within. This allows the discovery of two superfa...

The mechanisms used by the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio never cease to amaze me:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A paper well worth a read.

07.07.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is great!! πŸ˜€

11.06.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honoured and very excited to be a recipient of the AMS Springboard Award 2025. This award will support us in unravelling the complex role of glycans in neurological disorders @unisouthampton.bsky.social πŸ”¬πŸ§  #Springboard25

08.04.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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