Goldlust Kelly

We propose a model where calcium acts as a signal triggering natural transformation through both transcriptional regulation and structural activation of the type IV pilus. #typeivpilus

When in doubt... Add calcium 🫶. Excited to share our new bioRxiv preprint showing that calcium is a potent inducer of natural transformation in Acinetobacter baumannii !⚡️ My first postdoc paper, co-first authored with Jason Baby Chirakadavil !! 💪 biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Félicitations à Laurie Vanneau pour cette intervention dans "le cours de l'histoire" Doctorante en histoire à l'université Lyon2 et professeur d'histoire au collège, elle mène les deux fronts entre la recherche et l'éducation de notre jeunesse. @lauriezaccio @franceculture

Why do #bacterial species' #TransformationRates vary so dramatically? @epcrocha @labXC &co show that #Legionella & #Acinetobacter transformation rates evolve by sudden changes, likely caused by conflicts between #MGEs and the host bacterium #PLOSBiology plos.io/4dMviTR

French scientists alarmed by ‘disastrous’ cut to research budget | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

I'm really outraged by the French govt's decision to cut almost €1 billion from the research and higher education budget. We're already far behind Germany, Austria, Belg., USA, etc. (2.22 vs 3.14, 3.26, 3.43, 3.46, etc. Wd Bk data) in terms of % of GDP devoted to research & dvpt

Release of the latest Biorxiv from our lab @labXC ! YraN (unknown function, until now 🥳) is required for natural transformation AND could interact with ComM !!!!!!! Well done @LeoHardy_ , @JuliePlantade & collaborators Violette Morales @POLARD_Lab @FannyMzzro @eprocha !!

@LatifiAmel Merci Amel ! 🙂

@GoldlustKelly 👏 cool story Bravo Kelly.

Et voilà !!!! So happy to share our new publication : The F pilus serves as a conduit for the DNA during conjugation between physically distant bacteria !!!!!!!! 🔬🔬🔬🦠🦠 : doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

@aanderson_94 Courage, for changing your slides 🤣🤣🤣 And thanks a lot !!

When I teach I always like sharing with students how little we actually have proven about the models we teach them, and how satisfying it is when we finally figure them out - looks like it’s time to update the conjugation slides! Congrats @GoldlustKelly et al!

@damianlobat Thanksss !!! 😀

Wow! Fantastic microscopy. Well done!

@LalouxLab @christo71213435 🫨🫨 yes of course !! I'll really be happy to have it ! Thanks a lot

@christo71213435 Ohhh great ! Sad that i didn't have B-sky yet 🫠

@STCmicrobeblog @BrunLabCaulo @C__Ellison Totally !!!

Beautiful work on F pilus transfer of DNA!

@IsbergRalph Maybe this one !

Yes. That picture you saw in introductory Microbiology (or Genetics class) that showed a pilus connecting 2 bugs: its transferring DNA between the bugs. The F pilus serves as a conduit for the DNA during conjugation pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

@LalouxLab @tacc_c Thanksssss !!!!!!! 😀

@CJab_Research @tacc_c Thannnnnnks !!!!! 🥳🥳

@tacc_c Congrats to Kelly and the TacC lab !! 🥳🥳 Cool story and beautiful microscopy 😍😍

New publication from the TacC Lab in collaboration with the Erhardt Lab. A long-awaited proof of DNA transfer via the extended conjugation pilus. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

@ZaminIqbal @TheFrankelLab @vivek_mutalik Interesting review !! 🖖

@TheFrankelLab @vivek_mutalik V interesting! (you get a mention in here @GoldlustKelly)

Very happy to share our review and view on bacterial conjugation Plasmids pick a bacterial partner before committing to conjugation academic.oup.com/nar/article/do…

@ZaminIqbal @TheFrankelLab @vivek_mutalik Oh really Nice 👌👌