Sonja‐Verena Albers

This study identifies conserved residues in ArlJ that interact with ArlI to generate torque during archaellum rotation using TIRF microscopy and structural analysis.

This study identifies two distinct core minor pilin complexes in cyanobacteria that prime specialized Type IV filaments for natural competence and motility.

This study identifies a PP2A regulatory network in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius that controls surface structures and motility through phosphorylation-dependent signaling.

This paper identifies a three-protein system in Archaea essential for divisome positioning, showing functional similarities to the bacterial Min system but with distinct sequence and mechanism.

The paper identifies and classifies archaeal TFF systems using MacSyFinder2, revealing their diversity and functional expansion through structural and genomic analyses.

This study identifies three high affinity G-actin binding sites in YAP and shows that actin binding is necessary for YAP's transcriptional activity and function.

The paper develops a thermostable green fluorescent protein, Matcha, for live imaging in hyperthermophiles and uses it to study division ring dynamics in Sulfolobus.

This study identifies CsmR as a transcriptional regulator linking motility and cell shape in Haloferax volcanii through transcriptomic analysis and functional experiments.

The paper presents structural studies of the archaeal CdvAB cell division machinery, showing CdvA forms helical filaments and CdvB adopts ESCRT-III-like folds, revealing membrane engagement mechanisms.

This study identifies SAM hydrolases in thermophilic archaea that counteract sulfonium epimerisation, maintaining metabolic stability by degrading inactive (RS,SC)-SAM.

This study examines the growth, morphology, and surface appendages of Litorilinea aerophila, revealing unique features of its cell envelope and multicellular organization.

The paper shows that c-di-AMP regulates natural competence in cyanobacteria via the ComFB signaling protein, which is essential for pilus biogenesis and DNA uptake.

This study identifies SegA and SegB as key proteins linking chromosome organization to genome segregation in archaea, showing their role in chromosome condensation and partitioning.

This study investigates how SegA and SegB proteins in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius work together to segregate chromosomes, revealing a bipolar structure distinct from bacterial systems.

This study identifies an unusual glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius involved in glycerol degradation, showing its essential role in growth on glycerol.

This study shows that mixed diether and tetraether lipids improve archaeal membrane stability under thermal stress compared to pure lipid systems.

The paper shows that archaellum gene clusters, which enable motility, are present in bacteria and originated from horizontal gene transfer from archaea.

The paper identifies two novel components, UpsC and CedD, involved in DNA repair mechanisms in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius through genetic analysis and functional assays.

The paper identifies a contact-dependent antagonism mechanism in archaea mediated by a CIS similar to bacterial T6SSs, revealing its role in shaping microbial communities.

This paper characterizes the VapBC4 toxin-antitoxin system in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, showing its role in heat stress adaptation through persister cell formation and biofilm regulation.

This study shows that MinD2 in Haloferax volcanii affects cell shape and motility by mispositioning chemotaxis arrays and archaellum motors, and interacts synergistically with MinD4.

The paper identifies a thermostable fluorescent protein, TGP, for live imaging in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, enabling protein localization at high temperatures previously unattainable with mesophilic proteins.