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Heather Feaga @heatherfeaga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Latest from the lab! Kevin England @kevinengland.bsky.social leads a study on how production of various alarmones (p,pp,pppGpp!) depletes GTP, remodels the transcriptome, and inhibits translation. Wonderful collaboration with Jade Wang's lab at UW Madison. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

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The alarmone pGpp inhibits translation through GTP depletion

Abstract. Bacteria produce the alarmone nucleotides ppGpp and pppGpp during stress to affect replication, transcription, and metabolism. ppGpp and pppGpp a

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Kevin England @kevinengland.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Our paper (and my first first-author) is out! The alarmone pGpp inhibits translation through GTP depletion academic.oup.com/nar/article/... 🦠🚨🤠 @narjournal.bsky.social

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bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Structural basis for nutrient-activated channel opening in bacterial spore germination receptors www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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anna brogan @apbrogan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Another chapter of my thesis is out! We asked whether we could pair proteome-wide AlphaFold screening with Tn-seq to identify biologically relevant protein-protein interactions. We identify ClcR (formerly YerH) as a component of the Rod complex in Gram-positive bacteria. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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A broadly conserved gram-positive lipoprotein regulates cell elongation | PNAS

The cell wall peptidoglycan (PG) protects virtually all bacteria from osmotic lysis and specifies cell shape. Synthesis of this exoskeleton is carr...

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Heather Feaga @heatherfeaga.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I’m so honored to be included in this Hypothesis Fund cohort and grateful for this investment in our research! 🥲

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

rince & JB Editor's Choice: Lin, Prince & Feaga identified sporulation genes via analyzing almost 1500 genomes. They show that that an unusual membrane-localized variant of Spo0B is found throughout Paenibacillaceae. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @asm.org #JBacteriology

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Heather Feaga @heatherfeaga.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The sporulation phosphorelay protein Spo0B is membrane localized in Paenibacillus! The transmembrane domain appears to increase interaction with relay partners. Congrats to former lab undergrad @isabellalin.bsky.social and her grad mentor @cassidyprints.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Heather Feaga @heatherfeaga.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Bella Lin @isabellalin.bsky.social will be attending Harvard BBS for her PhD!! We’re so proud of you Bella! 🍾🎉

Smiling Bella Lin with her slide revealing she is going to Harvard BBS for grad school

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