Adja Damba Zoumaro-Djayoon

This study identifies Avs5 systems as a conserved bacterial defense against jumbo phages, revealing their mechanism of recognizing and disrupting phage infection.

The paper shows that PlsB in E. coli forms inactive filaments in response to membrane abundance, coordinating phospholipid synthesis with cell growth.

The paper shows exogenous fatty acids inhibit fatty acid synthesis in E. coli by competing with endogenous substrates for phospholipid synthesis enzymes, leading to accumulation of long-chain acyl-ACP and altered membrane lipid balance.