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2022

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan maturation controls outer membrane protein assembly

Mamou, Gideon, Corona, Federico, Cohen-Khait, Ruth, Housden, Nicholas G., Yeung, Vivian, Sun, Dawei, Sridhar, Pooja, Pazos, Manuel, Knowles, Timothy J., Kleanthous, Colin and Vollmer, Waldemar (2022). Peptidoglycan maturation controls outer membrane protein assembly. Nature, 606 (7916), 953-959. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04834-7

Peptidoglycan maturation controls outer membrane protein assembly

2021

Journal Article

Real-time monitoring of peptidoglycan synthesis by membrane-reconstituted penicillin-binding proteins

Hernandez-Rocamora, Victor M., Baranova, Natalia, Peters, Katharina, Breukink, Eefjan, Loose, Martin and Vollmer, Waldemar (2021). Real-time monitoring of peptidoglycan synthesis by membrane-reconstituted penicillin-binding proteins. eLife, 10, 1-32. doi: 10.7554/eLife.61525

Real-time monitoring of peptidoglycan synthesis by membrane-reconstituted penicillin-binding proteins

2020

Journal Article

Regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis and remodelling

Egan, Alexander J. F., Errington, Jeff and Vollmer, Waldemar (2020). Regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis and remodelling. Nature Reviews. Microbiology, 18 (8), 446-460. doi: 10.1038/s41579-020-0366-3

Regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis and remodelling

2020

Journal Article

Outer membrane lipoprotein NlpI scaffolds peptidoglycan hydrolases within multi-enzyme complexes in Escherichia coli

Banzhaf, Manuel, Yau, Hamish C. L., Verheul, Jolanda, Lodge, Adam, Kritikos, George, Mateus, Andre, Cordier, Baptiste, Hov, Ann Kristin, Stein, Frank, Wartel, Morgane, Pazos, Manuel, Solovyova, Alexandra S., Breukink, Eefjan, van Teeffelen, Sven, Savitski, Mikhail M., den Blaauwen, Tanneke, Typas, Athanasios and Vollmer, Waldemar (2020). Outer membrane lipoprotein NlpI scaffolds peptidoglycan hydrolases within multi-enzyme complexes in Escherichia coli. The EMBO Journal, 39 (5) e102246, 1-20. doi: 10.15252/embj.2019102246

Outer membrane lipoprotein NlpI scaffolds peptidoglycan hydrolases within multi-enzyme complexes in Escherichia coli

2018

Journal Article

Z-ring membrane anchors associate with cell wall synthases to initiate bacterial cell division

Pazos, Manuel, Peters, Katharina, Casanova, Mercedes, Palacios, Pilar, VanNieuwenhze, Michael, Breukink, Eefjan, Vicente, Miguel and Vollmer, Waldemar (2018). Z-ring membrane anchors associate with cell wall synthases to initiate bacterial cell division. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 5090, 5090. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07559-2

Z-ring membrane anchors associate with cell wall synthases to initiate bacterial cell division

2018

Journal Article

Copper inhibits peptidoglycan LD-transpeptidases suppressing beta-lactam resistance due to bypass of penicillin-binding proteins

Peters, Katharina, Pazos, Manuel, Edoo, Zainab, Hugonnet, Jean-Emmanuel, Martorana, Alessandra M., Polissi, Alessandra, VanNieuwenhze, Michael S., Arthur, Michel and Vollmer, Waldemar (2018). Copper inhibits peptidoglycan LD-transpeptidases suppressing beta-lactam resistance due to bypass of penicillin-binding proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115 (42), 10786-10791. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1809285115

Copper inhibits peptidoglycan LD-transpeptidases suppressing beta-lactam resistance due to bypass of penicillin-binding proteins

2015

Journal Article

Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and outer membrane constriction during Escherichia coli cell division

Gray, Andrew N., Egan, Alexander J. F., van't Veer, Inge L., Verheul, Jolanda, Colavin, Alexandre, Koumoutsi, Alexandra, Biboy, Jacob, Altelaar, A. F. Maarten, Damen, Mirjam J., Huang, Kerwyn Casey, Simorre, Jean-Pierre, Breukink, Eefjan, den Blaauwen, Tanneke, Typas, Athanasios, Gross, Carol A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2015). Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and outer membrane constriction during Escherichia coli cell division. Elife, 4 e07118. doi: 10.7554/eLife.07118

Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and outer membrane constriction during Escherichia coli cell division

2014

Journal Article

Outer-membrane lipoprotein LpoB spans the periplasm to stimulate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B

Egan, Alexander J. F., Jean, Nicolas L., Koumoutsi, Alexandra, Bougault, Catherine M., Biboy, Jacob, Sassine, Jad, Solovyova, Alexandra S., Breukink, Eefjan, Typas, Athanasios, Vollmer, Waldemar and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2014). Outer-membrane lipoprotein LpoB spans the periplasm to stimulate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 (22), 8197-8202. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1400376111

Outer-membrane lipoprotein LpoB spans the periplasm to stimulate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B

2010

Journal Article

Regulation of Peptidoglycan Synthesis by Outer-Membrane Proteins

Typas, Athanasios, Banzhaf, Manuel, van Saparoea, Bart van den Berg, Verheul, Jolanda, Biboy, Jacob, Nichols, Robert J., Zietek, Matylda, Beilharz, Katrin, Kannenberg, Kai, von Rechenberg, Moritz, Breukink, Eefjan, den Blaauwen, Tanneke, Gross, Carol A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2010). Regulation of Peptidoglycan Synthesis by Outer-Membrane Proteins. Cell, 143 (7), 1097-1109. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.11.038

Regulation of Peptidoglycan Synthesis by Outer-Membrane Proteins

2025

Journal Article

Enhanced resistance of metal sequestering agents by reconfiguration of the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall

Paterson, Joy R., Wadsworth, Joshua M., Lee, Rebecca J., Hu, Ping, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Daniela, Vollmer, Waldemar, Marles-Wright, Jon, Radin, Jana N., Kehl-Fie, Thomas E., Moran, Mary T. and Sharples, Gary J. (2025). Enhanced resistance of metal sequestering agents by reconfiguration of the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall. npj Antimicrobials and Resistance, 3 (1) 61. doi: 10.1038/s44259-025-00131-1

Enhanced resistance of metal sequestering agents by reconfiguration of the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall

2025

Journal Article

Long-Term Antibiofilm Efficacy of Slippery Covalently Attached Liquid-like Surfaces in Dynamic and Static Culture Conditions

Zhu, Yufeng, McHale, Glen, Barrio-Zhang, Hernan, Han, Rui, Wells, Gary G., Liu, Hongzhong, Ledesma-Aguilar, Rodrigo, Vollmer, Waldemar, Jakubovics, Nicholas and Chen, Jinju (2025). Long-Term Antibiofilm Efficacy of Slippery Covalently Attached Liquid-like Surfaces in Dynamic and Static Culture Conditions. ACS Applied Bio Materials. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.5c00294

Long-Term Antibiofilm Efficacy of Slippery Covalently Attached Liquid-like Surfaces in Dynamic and Static Culture Conditions

2025

Journal Article

Abstract 2271 Molecular characterization of type VI secretion effector-immunity pairs from Salmonella Typhimurium

Cobo, Neil Lorente, Sibinelli-Sousa, Stephanie, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Bayer-Santos, Ethel and Prehna, Gerd (2025). Abstract 2271 Molecular characterization of type VI secretion effector-immunity pairs from Salmonella Typhimurium. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 301 (5) 109974, 109974. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.109974

Abstract 2271 Molecular characterization of type VI secretion effector-immunity pairs from Salmonella Typhimurium

2024

Journal Article

An outer membrane porin-lipoprotein complex modulates elongasome movement to establish cell curvature in Rhodospirillum rubrum

Pöhl, Sebastian, Giacomelli, Giacomo, Meyer, Fabian M., Kleeberg, Volker, Cohen, Eli J., Biboy, Jacob, Rosum, Julia, Glatter, Timo, Vollmer, Waldemar, van Teeseling, Muriel C. F., Heider, Johann, Bramkamp, Marc and Thanbichler, Martin (2024). An outer membrane porin-lipoprotein complex modulates elongasome movement to establish cell curvature in Rhodospirillum rubrum. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 7616, 7616. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51790-z

An outer membrane porin-lipoprotein complex modulates elongasome movement to establish cell curvature in Rhodospirillum rubrum

2024

Journal Article

Cell division cycle fluctuation of Pal concentration in Escherichia coli

Mertens, Laureen M. Y., Liu, Xinwei, Verheul, Jolanda, Egan, Alexander J. F., Vollmer, Waldemar and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2024). Cell division cycle fluctuation of Pal concentration in Escherichia coli. Access Microbiology, 6 (11) 000759.v3, 1-13. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000759.v3

Cell division cycle fluctuation of Pal concentration in Escherichia coli

2024

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan endopeptidase PBP7 facilitates the recruitment of FtsN to the divisome and promotes peptidoglycan synthesis in Escherichia coli

Liu, Xinwei, Boelter, Gabriela, Vollmer, Waldemar, Banzhaf, Manuel and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2024). Peptidoglycan endopeptidase PBP7 facilitates the recruitment of FtsN to the divisome and promotes peptidoglycan synthesis in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology, 122 (5), 743-756. doi: 10.1111/mmi.15321

Peptidoglycan endopeptidase PBP7 facilitates the recruitment of FtsN to the divisome and promotes peptidoglycan synthesis in Escherichia coli

2024

Journal Article

A review of antibacterial candidates with new modes of action

Butler, Mark S., Vollmer, Waldemar, Goodall, Emily C. A., Capon, Robert J., Henderson, Ian R. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2024). A review of antibacterial candidates with new modes of action. ACS Infectious Diseases, 10 (10), 3440-3474. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00218

A review of antibacterial candidates with new modes of action

2024

Journal Article

Staphylococcus aureus stress response to bicarbonate depletion

Liberini, Elisa, Fan, Sook-Ha, Bayer, Arnold S., Beck, Christian, Biboy, Jacob, François, Patrice, Gray, Joe, Hipp, Katharina, Koch, Iris, Peschel, Andreas, Sailer, Brigitte, Vollmer, Daniela, Vollmer, Waldemar and Götz, Friedrich (2024). Staphylococcus aureus stress response to bicarbonate depletion. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (17) 9251, 9251. doi: 10.3390/ijms25179251

Staphylococcus aureus stress response to bicarbonate depletion

2024

Journal Article

Correction: A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesis

Pöhl, Sebastian, Osorio-Valeriano, Manuel, Cserti, Emöke, Harberding, Jannik, Hernandez-Tamayo, Rogelio, Biboy, Jacob, Sobetzko, Patrick, Vollmer, Waldemar, Graumann, Peter L and Thanbichler, Martin (2024). Correction: A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesis. eLife, 13. doi: 10.7554/elife.101019

Correction: A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesis

2024

Journal Article

Cleavage of an engulfment peptidoglycan hydrolase by a sporulation signature protease in Clostridioides difficile

Martins, Diogo, Nerber, Hailee N., Roughton, Charlotte G., Fasquelle, Amaury, Barwinska‐Sendra, Anna, Vollmer, Daniela, Gray, Joe, Vollmer, Waldemar, Sorg, Joseph A., Salgado, Paula S., Henriques, Adriano O. and Serrano, Mónica (2024). Cleavage of an engulfment peptidoglycan hydrolase by a sporulation signature protease in Clostridioides difficile. Molecular Microbiology, 122 (2), 213-229. doi: 10.1111/mmi.15291

Cleavage of an engulfment peptidoglycan hydrolase by a sporulation signature protease in Clostridioides difficile

2024

Journal Article

PBP-A, a cyanobacterial dd-peptidase with high specificity for amidated muropeptides, exhibits pH-dependent promiscuous activity harmful to Escherichia coli

Dorrazehi, Gol Mohammad, Winkle, Matthias, Desmet, Martin, Stroobant, Vincent, Tanriver, Gamze, Degand, Hervé, Evrard, Damien, Desguin, Benoît, Morsomme, Pierre, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Mitusińska, Karolina, Góra, Artur, Vollmer, Waldemar and Soumillion, Patrice (2024). PBP-A, a cyanobacterial dd-peptidase with high specificity for amidated muropeptides, exhibits pH-dependent promiscuous activity harmful to Escherichia coli. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 13999, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-64806-x

PBP-A, a cyanobacterial dd-peptidase with high specificity for amidated muropeptides, exhibits pH-dependent promiscuous activity harmful to Escherichia coli