Author

W. B. Tan

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Microbiology· 3

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:E. coli· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

S.-S. Chng· 2 shared A. Delhaye· 1 shared A. F. Cunningham· 1 shared B. Zhang· 1 shared C. Icke· 1 shared D. C. S. Seow· 1 shared E. C. A. Goodall· 1 shared E. Heinz· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2020-2021 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 29 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersMicrobiology

S.-S. Chng

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Genetic interaction mapping highlights key roles of the Tol-Pal complex

W. B. Tan, S.-S. Chng

The paper maps genetic interactions of the Tol-Pal complex in E. coli, revealing its roles in OM homeostasis, cell wall remodeling, and division.

bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2021Microbiology

YhcB coordinates peptidoglycan and LPS biogenesis with phospholipid synthesis during Escherichia coli cell growth.

E. C. A. Goodall, G. L. Isom, J. L. Rooke, C. Icke, K. Pullela, B. Zhang, J. Rae, W. B. Tan, M. Winkle, A. Delhaye, E. Heinz, J.-F. Collet, A. F. Cunningham, M. A. Blaskovich, R. G. Parton, , I. R. Henderson

This study identifies YhcB as a coordinator of peptidoglycan, LPS, and phospholipid synthesis in E. coli, revealing its role in envelope stability and cell size control.

bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2021Microbiology

Mutations in enterobacterial common antigen biosynthesis restore outer membrane barrier function in Escherichia coli tol-pal mutants

X. Jiang, W. B. Tan, R. Shrivastava, D. C. S. Seow, S. Chen, X. L. Guan, S.-S. Chng

The paper identifies ECA biosynthesis mutations that restore OM barrier function in E. coli tol-pal mutants without restoring lipid homeostasis.

bioRxiv · Aug 12, 2020Microbiology