Parashar Lab

How does a second messenger regulate a histidine kinase for virulence?
Dr Dutta's paper on KdpD Histidine kinase interaction with a second messenger c-di-AMP shows how a structurally distinct universal stress protein domain in KdpD senses c-di-AMP. Read this paper in the Journal of Biological Chemistry

How does a second messenger unite two CRISPR systems for viral defense?
Mr Pengjun Xia's paper on how bacterial second messenger cA4 regulation of Csa3 transcription factors outlines crosstalk between type-I and type-III CRISPR systems for viral defense. Read this paper in the Journal of Biological Chemistry

How does a bacterium flip its survival switch on and off?
This paper captures the first cryo-EM snapshots of the cyclic-di-AMP phosphodiesterase GdpP in three catalytic states, revealing the conformational switch that regulates bacterial stress signaling and pinpointing a druggable pocket for next-generation antibiotic adjuvants.
