Alva, Vikram

A Completely Reimplemented MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit with a New HHpred Server at its Core

Zimmermann, L., Stephens, A., Nam, S.-Z., Rau, D., Kübler, J., Lozajic, M., Gabler, F., Söding, J., Lupas, A. N., & Alva, V. (2018) · Journal of Molecular Biology

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtein Structure and Dynamics

Cited by 2,522

Protein Sequence Analysis Using the MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit

Gabler, F., Nam, S., Till, S., Mirdita, M., Steinegger, M., Söding, J., Lupas, A. N., & Alva, V. (2020) · Current Protocols in Bioinformatics

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtein Structure and Dynamics

Cited by 831

Homology of SMP Domains to the TULIP Superfamily of Lipid-Binding Proteins Provides a Structural Basis for Lipid Exchange between ER and Mitochondria

Kopec, K. O., Alva, V., & Lupas, A. N. (2010) · Bioinformatics

Mitochondrial Function and PathologyLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Cited by 212

Histones predate the split between bacteria and archaea

Alva, V., & Lupas, A. N. (2019) · Bioinformatics

Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 43

Interdigitated immunoglobulin arrays form the hyperstable surface layer of the extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans

von Kügelgen, A., van Dorst, S., Yamashita, K., Sexton, D. L., Tocheva, E. I., Murshudov, G., Alva, V., & Bharat, T. A. M. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 35

Interdigitated immunoglobulin arrays form the hyperstable surface layer of the extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans

von Kügelgen, A., van Dorst, S., Yamashita, K., Sexton, D. L., Tocheva, E. I., Murshudov, G., Alva, V., & Bharat, T. A. M. (2023) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 35

Architecture of the biofilm-associated archaic CupE pilus from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Böhning, J., Dobbelstein, A., Sulkowski, N., Eilers, K., von Kügelgen, A., Tarafder, A. K., Alva, V., Filloux, A., & Bharat, T. A. M. (2022) · PLoS Pathogens

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiochemical and Structural Characterization

Cited by 27

Mapping the ultrastructural topology of the corynebacterial cell surface

Isbilir, B., Yeates, A., Alva, V., & Bharat, T. A. M. (2024) · PLoS Biology

Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 18

Mapping the ultrastructural topology of the corynebacterial cell surface

Isbilir, B., Yeates, A., Alva, V., & Bharat, T. A. M. (2025) · PLOS Biology

Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 18

Halofilins as Emerging Bactofilin Families of Archaeal Cell Shape Plasticity Orchestrators

Curtis, Z., Escudeiro, P., Mallon, J., Leland, O., Rados, T., Dodge, A., Andre, K., Kwak, J., Yun, K., Isaac, B., et al. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyCellular Mechanics and Interactions

Cited by 10

Halofilins as emerging bactofilin families of archaeal cell shape plasticity orchestrators

Curtis, Z., Escudeiro, P., Mallon, J., Leland, O., Rados, T., Dodge, A., Andre, K., Kwak, J., Yun, K., Isaac, B., et al. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyCellular Mechanics and Interactions

Cited by 10

ComFB, a new widespread family of c-di-NMP receptor proteins

Samir, S., Elshereef, A. A., Alva, V., Hahn, J., Dubnau, D., Galperin, M. Y., & Selim, K. A. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 7

DNA Wrapping by a Tetrameric Bacterial Histone

Hu, Y., Schwab, S., Qiu, K., Zhang, Y., Bär, K., Reichle, H., Panzera, A., Lupas, A. N., Hartmann, M. D., Dame, R. T., et al. (2025) · Nature Communications

Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

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