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2014 Journal Article Elongated structure of the outer-membrane activator of peptidoglycan synthesis LpoA: implications for PBP1A stimulationJean, Nicolas L., Bougault, Catherine M., Lodge, Adam, Derouaux, Adeline, Callens, Gilles, Egan, Alexander J.F., Ayala, Isabel, Lewis, Richard J., Vollmer, Waldemar and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2014). Elongated structure of the outer-membrane activator of peptidoglycan synthesis LpoA: implications for PBP1A stimulation. Structure, 22 (7), 1047-1054. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2014.04.017 |
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2014 Journal Article AmiA is a penicillin target enzyme with dual activity in the intracellular pathogen Chlamydia pneumoniaeKloeckner, Anna, Otten, Christian, Derouaux, Adeline, Vollmer, Waldemar, Buehl, Henrike, De Benedetti, Stefania, Muench, Daniela, Josten, Michaele, Moelleken, Katja, Sahl, Hans-Georg and Henrichfreise, Beate (2014). AmiA is a penicillin target enzyme with dual activity in the intracellular pathogen Chlamydia pneumoniae. Nature Communications, 5, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5201 |
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2014 Journal Article Peptidoglycan ld-carboxypeptidase Pgp2 influences Campylobacter jejuni helical cell shape and pathogenic properties and provides the substrate for the DL-carboxypeptidase Pgp1Frirdich, Emilisa, Vermeulen, Jenny, Biboy, Jacob, Soares, Fraser, Taveirne, Michael E., Johnson, Jeremiah G., DiRita, Victor J., Girardin, Stephen E., Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2014). Peptidoglycan ld-carboxypeptidase Pgp2 influences Campylobacter jejuni helical cell shape and pathogenic properties and provides the substrate for the DL-carboxypeptidase Pgp1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289 (12), 8007-8018. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.491829 |
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2014 Journal Article Different walls for rods and balls: the diversity of peptidoglycanTurner, Robert D., Vollmer, Waldemar and Foster, Simon J. (2014). Different walls for rods and balls: the diversity of peptidoglycan. Molecular Microbiology, 91 (5), 862-874. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12513 |
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2013 Journal Article From models to pathogens: how much have we learned about Streptococcus pneumoniae cell division?Massidda, Orietta, Novakova, Linda and Vollmer, Waldemar (2013). From models to pathogens: how much have we learned about Streptococcus pneumoniae cell division?. Environmental Microbiology, 15 (12), 3133-3157. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12189 |
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2013 Journal Article Mechanisms of bacterial morphogenesis and their subversion by phagesBernhardt, Thomas G. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2013). Mechanisms of bacterial morphogenesis and their subversion by phages. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 16 (6), 728-730. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2013.10.004 |
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2013 Journal Article Structural basis for type VI secreted peptidoglycan DL-endopeptidase function, specificity and neutralization in Serratia marcescensSrikannathasan, Velupillai, English, Grant, Bui, Nhat Khai, Trunk, Katharina, O'Rourke, Patrick E. F., Rao, Vincenzo A., Vollmer, Waldemar, Coulthurst, Sarah J. and Hunter, William N. (2013). Structural basis for type VI secreted peptidoglycan DL-endopeptidase function, specificity and neutralization in Serratia marcescens. Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Structural Biology, 69 (Pt 12), 2468-2482. doi: 10.1107/S0907444913022725 |
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2013 Journal Article Discovery of chlamydial peptidoglycan reveals bacteria with murein sacculi but without FtsZPilhofer, Martin, Aistleitner, Karin, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Kuru, Erkin, Hall, Edward, Brun, Yves V., VanNieuwenhze, Michael S., Vollmer, Waldemar, Horn, Matthias and Jensen, Grant J. (2013). Discovery of chlamydial peptidoglycan reveals bacteria with murein sacculi but without FtsZ. Nature Communications, 4 2856, 1-7. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3856 |
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2013 Journal Article Flow cytometry-based enrichment for cell shape mutants identifies multiple genes that influence Helicobacter pylori morphologySycuro, Laura K., Rule, Chelsea S., Petersen, Timothy W., Wyckoff, Timna J., Sessler, Tate, Nagarkar, Dilip B., Khalid, Fakhra, Pincus, Zachary, Biboy, Jacoby, Vollmer, Waldemar and Salama, Nina R. (2013). Flow cytometry-based enrichment for cell shape mutants identifies multiple genes that influence Helicobacter pylori morphology. Molecular Microbiology, 90 (4), 869-883. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12405 |
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2013 Journal Article Identification, Structure, and Function of a Novel Type VI Secretion Peptidoglycan Glycoside Hydrolase Effector-Immunity PairWhitney, John C., Chou, Seemay, Russell, Alistair B., Biboy, Jacob, Gardiner, Taylor E., Ferrin, Michael A., Brittnacher, Mitchell, Vollmer, Waldemar and Mougous, Joseph D. (2013). Identification, Structure, and Function of a Novel Type VI Secretion Peptidoglycan Glycoside Hydrolase Effector-Immunity Pair. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (37), 26616-26624. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.488320 |
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2013 Journal Article Colocalization and interaction between elongasome and divisome during a preparative cell division phase in Escherichia colivan der Ploeg, Rene, Verheul, Jolanda, Vischer, Norbert O. E., Alexeeva, Svetlana, Hoogendoorn, Eelco, Postma, Marten, Banzhaf, Manuel, Vollmer, Waldemar and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2013). Colocalization and interaction between elongasome and divisome during a preparative cell division phase in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology, 87 (5), 1074-1087. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12150 |
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2013 Journal Article Growth medium-dependent glycine incorporation into the peptidoglycan of Caulobacter crescentusTakacs, Constantin N., Hocking, Jason, Cabeen, Matthew T., Bui, Nhat Khai, Poggio, Sebastian, Vollmer, Waldemar and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2013). Growth medium-dependent glycine incorporation into the peptidoglycan of Caulobacter crescentus. Plos One, 8 (2) e57579, e57579. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057579 |
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2013 Journal Article Glutamate 83 and arginine 85 of helix H3 bend are key residues for FtsZ polymerization, GTPase activity and cellular viability of Escherichia coli: lateral mutations affect FtsZ polymerization and E. coli viabilityShin, Jae Yen, Vollmer, Waldemar, Lagos, Rosalba and Monasterio, Octavio (2013). Glutamate 83 and arginine 85 of helix H3 bend are key residues for FtsZ polymerization, GTPase activity and cellular viability of Escherichia coli: lateral mutations affect FtsZ polymerization and E. coli viability. BMC Microbiology, 13 26, 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-26 |
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2013 Journal Article The physiology of bacterial cell divisionEgan, Alexander J. F. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2013). The physiology of bacterial cell division. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1277 (1), 8-28. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2012.06818.x |
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2013 Journal Article In vitro peptidoglycan synthesis assay with lipid II substrateBiboy, Jacob, Bui, Nhat Khai and Vollmer, Waldemar (2013). In vitro peptidoglycan synthesis assay with lipid II substrate. Methods in Molecular Biology, 966, 273-288. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-245-2_17 |
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2012 Journal Article Bacterial growth does require peptidoglycan hydrolasesVollmer, Waldemar (2012). Bacterial growth does require peptidoglycan hydrolases. Molecular Microbiology, 86 (5), 1031-1035. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12059 |
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2012 Journal Article Cooperativity of peptidoglycan synthases active in bacterial cell elongationBanzhaf, Manuel, van Saparoea, Bart van den Berg, Terrak, Mohammed, Fraipont, Claudine, Egan, Alexander, Philippe, Jules, Zapun, Andre, Breukink, Eefjan, Martine Nguyen-Disteche, , den Blaauwen, Tanneke and Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). Cooperativity of peptidoglycan synthases active in bacterial cell elongation. Molecular Microbiology, 85 (1), 179-194. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08103.x |
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2012 Journal Article Attachment of capsular polysaccharide to the cell wall in Streptococcus pneumoniaeEberhardt, Alice, Hoyland, Christopher N., Vollmer, Daniela, Bisle, Stephanie, Cleverley, Robert M., Johnsborg, Ola, Håvarstein, Leiv S., Lewis, Richard J. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). Attachment of capsular polysaccharide to the cell wall in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Microbial Drug Resistance, 18 (3), 240-255. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2011.0232 |
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2012 Journal Article Osmolality-dependent relocation of penicillin-binding protein PBP2 to the division site in Caulobacter crescentusHocking, Jason, Priyadarshini, Richa, Takacs, Constantin N., Costa, Teresa, Dye, Natalie A., Shapiro, Lucy, Vollmer, Waldemar and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2012). Osmolality-dependent relocation of penicillin-binding protein PBP2 to the division site in Caulobacter crescentus. Journal of Bacteriology, 194 (12), 3116-3127. doi: 10.1128/JB.00260-12 |
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2012 Journal Article Biosynthesis of Teichoic Acids in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Closely Related Species: Lessons from GenomesDenapaite, Dalia, Brueckner, Reinhold, Hakenbeck, Regine and Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). Biosynthesis of Teichoic Acids in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Closely Related Species: Lessons from Genomes. Microbial Drug Resistance, 18 (3), 344-358. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2012.0026 |
