In the past few decades, the indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase (IDO) subset of the kynurenine
(KYN) pathway of tryptophan (TRP) metabolism has been the subject of much research in …

A number of bacterial cell processes are confined functional membrane microdomains
(FMMs), structurally and functionally similar to lipid rafts of eukaryotic cells. How bacteria …

Morphogenesis of active shells such as cells is a fundamental chemomechanical process
that often exhibits three-dimensional (3D) large deformations and chemical pattern …

Staphylococcus aureus bi-component pore-forming leukocidins are secreted toxins that
directly target and lyse immune cells. Intriguingly, one of the leukocidins, Leukocidin AB …

Nigella sativa essential oil (EO) and its compounds (thymoquinone, carvacrol, and p‐
cymene) have a broad antimicrobial spectrum. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

The rediscovery of temperature-controlled self-faceting, shaping, and splitting transitions in
liquid oil-in-water emulsion droplets, has recently led to a significant progress in the …

The function of many bacterial processes depends on the formation of functional membrane
microdomains (FMMs), which resemble the lipid rafts of eukaryotic cells. However, the …

Bacterial peptidoglycan (PG) synthesis requires strict spatiotemporal organization to
reproduce specific cell shapes. In ovoid‐shaped Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn), septal …

Bacterial cell division is a complex process requiring the coordination of multiple
components to allow the appropriate spatial and temporal control of septum formation and …

Surfaces of classical spherical liquid droplets are isotropic, promoting the random
distribution of surface-adsorbed molecules. Here we demonstrate a counterintuitive …