S. Mullen

Giant genes are rare but implicated in cell wall degradation by predatory bacteria

The paper identifies giant genes in predatory bacteria, showing they are associated with prey adhesion and cell wall degradation.

Searching for Structure: Characterizing the Protein Conformational Landscape with Clustering-based Algorithms

This paper introduces StELa, a clustering method that identifies protein conformational minima more effectively than existing methods like GROMOS and CATS.

Microtubule severing enzymes oligomerization and allostery: a tale of two domains

The paper investigates the oligomerization and allostery of microtubule severing enzymes, showing that oligomer stability depends on binding partners and the type of severing protein.

Exploring the effect of mechanical anisotropy of protein structures in the unfoldase mechanism of AAA+ molecular machines

This study investigates how mechanical anisotropy in protein structures influences the unfolding mechanisms of AAA+ molecular machines like spastin and ClpY.

Borgs are giant extrachromosomal elements with the potential to augment methane oxidation

The paper identifies Borgs, large extrachromosomal elements in Methanoperedens archaea, which enhance methane oxidation capacity and may influence greenhouse gas emissions.

A rapid method to determine the bactericidal activity of compounds against non-replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis at low pH

The paper develops a method to assess compound activity against non-replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis at low pH, finding that some compounds are effective while others are not.