Ethan Garner
@fleshball.bsky.social
Microscopist, Biochemist, Master MC. Mostly a membrane full of water. (Also a Professor at Harvard MCB - studying how bacteria grow and divide)
I’m excited that the work by Diego Ramirez and Lei Yin is out, where they gained several key insights into what provides the force underlying bacterial cell division doi.org/10.1101/2025....
To divide, cells must first bend the membrane inward, a process that’s energetically expensive
To divide, cells must first bend the membrane inward, a process that’s energetically expensive
The interplay of membrane tension and FtsZ filament condensation on the initiation and progression of cell division in B. subtilis
The first step of cell division is deforming the planar cell membrane inward towards the cytoplasm. As deforming membranes is energetically costly, biology has developed various protein systems to acc...
doi.org
May 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m excited that the work by Diego Ramirez and Lei Yin is out, where they gained several key insights into what provides the force underlying bacterial cell division doi.org/10.1101/2025....
To divide, cells must first bend the membrane inward, a process that’s energetically expensive
To divide, cells must first bend the membrane inward, a process that’s energetically expensive
Registration is OPEN for 2025 Bacterial and Archaeal Cell Biology and Development @GordonConf
and GRS. This will be oversubscribed, so register ASAP.
We have an amazing lineup of speakers and discussion leaders.
Apply now - www.grc.org/bacterial-ce...
#MicroSky
and GRS. This will be oversubscribed, so register ASAP.
We have an amazing lineup of speakers and discussion leaders.
Apply now - www.grc.org/bacterial-ce...
#MicroSky
October 9, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Registration is OPEN for 2025 Bacterial and Archaeal Cell Biology and Development @GordonConf
and GRS. This will be oversubscribed, so register ASAP.
We have an amazing lineup of speakers and discussion leaders.
Apply now - www.grc.org/bacterial-ce...
#MicroSky
and GRS. This will be oversubscribed, so register ASAP.
We have an amazing lineup of speakers and discussion leaders.
Apply now - www.grc.org/bacterial-ce...
#MicroSky