Vivek Anantharaman

This study identifies a lipid cue that drives the subcellular localization of a bacterial transmembrane protein, ShfA, by binding to undecaprenyl phosphate.

This study shows that bacterial differentiation through altruistic feeding and cell-cell signaling increases phenotypic heterogeneity, enhancing population resilience to environmental changes.

The paper identifies novel partners and evolutionary history of phage shock protein (PSP) systems across bacteria, showing their presence in LUCA and diversification into new functional contexts.