Rut Carballido‐López

This study reveals that MreB filaments in Bacillus subtilis renew their nucleotide state through intrafilament exchange without subunit turnover, linking filament stability to the surrounding nucleotide pool.

The paper develops a multicolor fluorescent labelling toolkit for Gram-negative bacteria, enabling reliable imaging and analysis across scales in host-pathogen contexts.

The paper identifies key molecular steps in the MreB polymerization cycle through genetic screening and biochemical analysis in Bacillus subtilis.

This study examines how different cell wall antibiotics affect peptidoglycan synthesis in Bacillus subtilis, revealing distinct morphological outcomes and mechanisms of cell lysis.

The paper measures membrane fluidity in Gram-positive bacteria across temperatures and finds fluidity is maintained at low temperatures but not at higher temperatures.

This study investigates how ATP and ADP binding affects MreB polymerization and membrane interaction in Geobacillus stearothermophilus, revealing distinct binding affinities and membrane fluidizing effects.

This study identifies a toxin-antitoxin system in Streptococcus pneumoniae that induces competence by causing replicative stress and triggering the comCDE operon.

The paper uses structured illumination microscopy to study spore coat assembly in B. subtilis, revealing dynamic protein redistribution and interlayer interactions during spore formation.

The paper investigates how ComM, a membrane protein in Streptococcus pneumoniae, transiently inhibits cell division during competence by reducing septal peptidoglycan synthesis.

This paper investigates DivIVA's role in Streptococcus pneumoniae cell division and elongation using microscopy and modeling, revealing its control over septum cleavage and peptidoglycan synthesis.

This study identifies osmotically stable wall-less forms in Listeria monocytogenes during starvation, revealing a conserved stress response mechanism across Listeria species.