2012 Journal Article The membrane anchor of penicillin-binding protein PBP2a from Streptococcus pneumoniae influences peptidoglycan chain lengthHelassa, Nordine, Vollmer, Waldemar, Breukink, Eefjan, Vernet, Thierry and Zapun, Andre (2012). The membrane anchor of penicillin-binding protein PBP2a from Streptococcus pneumoniae influences peptidoglycan chain length. Febs Journal, 279 (11), 2071-2081. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08592.x |
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 |
2012 Journal Article A widespread bacterial type VI secretion effector superfamily identified using a heuristic approachRussell, Alistair B., Singh, Pragya, Brittnacher, Mitchell, Bui, Nhat Khai, Hood, Rachel D., Carl, Mike A., Agnello, Danielle M., Schwarz, Sandra, Goodlett, David R., Vollmer, Waldemar and Mougous, Joseph D. (2012). A widespread bacterial type VI secretion effector superfamily identified using a heuristic approach. Cell Host and Microbe, 11 (5), 538-549. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2012.04.007 |
2012 Journal Article Characterization of DalS, an ATP-binding Cassette Transporter for D-Alanine, and Its Role in Pathogenesis in Salmonella entericaOsborne, Suzanne E., Tuinema, Brian R., Mok, Mac C. Y., Lau, Pui Sai, Bui, Nhat Khai, Tomljenovic-Berube, Ana M., Vollmer, Waldemar, Zhang, Kun, Junop, Murray and Coombes, Brian K. (2012). Characterization of DalS, an ATP-binding Cassette Transporter for D-Alanine, and Its Role in Pathogenesis in Salmonella enterica. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287 (19), 15242-15250. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.348227 |
2012 Journal Article Peptidoglycan-modifying enzyme pgp1 is required for helical cell shape and pathogenicity traits in Campylobacter jejuniFrirdich, Emilisa, Biboy, Jacob, Adams, Calvin, Lee, Jooeun, Ellermeier, Jeremy, Gielda, Lindsay Davis, DiRita, Victor J., Girardin, Stephen E., Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2012). Peptidoglycan-modifying enzyme pgp1 is required for helical cell shape and pathogenicity traits in Campylobacter jejuni. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (3) e1002602, 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002602 |
2012 Journal Article Multiple peptidoglycan modification networks modulate Helicobacter pylori's cell shape, motility, and colonization potentialSycuro, Laura K., Wyckoff, Timna J., Biboy, Jacob, Born, Petra, Pincus, Zachary, Vollmer, Waldemar and Salama, Nina R. (2012). Multiple peptidoglycan modification networks modulate Helicobacter pylori's cell shape, motility, and colonization potential. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (3) e1002603, 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002603 |
2012 Journal Article Isolation and analysis of cell wall components from Streptococcus pneumoniaeBui, Nhat Khai, Eberhardt, Alice, Vollmer, Daniela, Kern, Thomas, Bougault, Catherine, Tomasz, Alexander, Simorre, Jean-Pierre and Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). Isolation and analysis of cell wall components from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Analytical Biochemistry, 421 (2), 657-666. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.11.026 |
2012 Journal Article From the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis to bacterial growth and morphologyTypas, Athanasios, Banzhaf, Manuel, Gross, Carol A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). From the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis to bacterial growth and morphology. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 10 (2), 123-136. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro2677 |
2012 Journal Article Specialized Peptidoglycan Hydrolases Sculpt the Intra-bacterial Niche of Predatory Bdellovibrio and Increase Population FitnessLerner, Thomas R., Lovering, Andrew L., Nhat Khai Bui, , Uchida, Kaoru, Aizawa, Shin-Ichi, Vollmer, Waldemar and Sockett, R. Elizabeth (2012). Specialized Peptidoglycan Hydrolases Sculpt the Intra-bacterial Niche of Predatory Bdellovibrio and Increase Population Fitness. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (2), e1002524. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002524 |
2012 Journal Article Identification of genetic determinants and enzymes involved with the amidation of glutamic acid residues in the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureusFigueiredo, Teresa A., Sobral, Rita G., Ludovice, Ana Madalena, Feio de Almeida, Joao Manuel, Bui, Nhat K., Vollmer, Waldemar, de Lencastre, Herminia and Tomasz, Alexander (2012). Identification of genetic determinants and enzymes involved with the amidation of glutamic acid residues in the peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002508 |
2012 Journal Article Bacterial outer membrane evolution via sporulation?Vollmer, Waldemar (2012). Bacterial outer membrane evolution via sporulation?. Nature Chemical Biology, 8 (1), 14-18. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.748 |
2011 Journal Article A widespread family of bacterial cell wall assembly proteinsKawai, Yoshikazu, Marles-Wright, Jon, Cleverley, Robert M., Emmins, Robyn, Ishikawa, Shu, Kuwano, Masayoshi, Heinz, Nadja, Bui, Nhat Khai, Hoyland, Christopher N., Ogasawara, Naotake, Lewis, Richard J., Vollmer, Waldemar, Daniel, Richard A. and Errington, Jeff (2011). A widespread family of bacterial cell wall assembly proteins. EMBO Journal, 30 (24), 4931-4941. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.358 |
2011 Journal Article Self-Resistance and Cell Wall Composition in the Glycopeptide Producer Amycolatopsis balhimycinaSchaeberle, Till F., Vollmer, Waldemar, Frasch, Hans-Joerg, Huettel, Stephan, Kulik, Andreas, Roettgen, Marlene, von Thaler, Anna-Katharina, Wohlleben, Wolfgang and Stegmann, Evi (2011). Self-Resistance and Cell Wall Composition in the Glycopeptide Producer Amycolatopsis balhimycina. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 55 (9), 4283-4289. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01372-10 |
2011 Journal Article Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cellsRussell, Alistair B., Hood, Rachel D., Bui, Nhat Khai, LeRoux, Michele, Vollmer, Waldemar and Mougous, Joseph D. (2011). Type VI secretion delivers bacteriolytic effectors to target cells. Nature, 475 (7356), 343-347. doi: 10.1038/nature10244 |
2011 Journal Article Acquisition of VanB-type vancomycin resistance by Bacillus subtilis: the impact on gene expression, cell wall composition and morphologyBisicchia, Paola, Nhat Khai Bui, , Aldridge, Christine, Vollmer, Waldemar and Devine, Kevin M. (2011). Acquisition of VanB-type vancomycin resistance by Bacillus subtilis: the impact on gene expression, cell wall composition and morphology. Molecular Microbiology, 81 (1), 157-178. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07684.x |
2011 Journal Article Development of screening assays and discovery of initial inhibitors of pneumococcal peptidoglycan deacetylase PgdABui, Nhat Khai, Turk, Samo, Buckenmaier, Stephan, Stevenson-Jones, Flint, Zeuch, Benjamin, Gobec, Stanislav and Vollmer, Waldemar (2011). Development of screening assays and discovery of initial inhibitors of pneumococcal peptidoglycan deacetylase PgdA. Biochemical Pharmacology, 82 (1), 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.03.028 |
2011 Journal Article A Novel in vivo Cell-Wall Labeling Approach Sheds New Light on Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coliOlrichs, Nick K., Aarsman, Mirjam E. G., Verheul, Jolanda, Arnusch, Christopher J., Martin, Nathaniel I., Herve, Mireille, Vollmer, Waldemar, de Kruijff, Ben, Breukink, Eefjan and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2011). A Novel in vivo Cell-Wall Labeling Approach Sheds New Light on Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coli. ChemBioChem, 12 (7), 1124-1133. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201000552 |
2010 Journal Article Dynamics Characterization of Fully Hydrated Bacterial Cell Walls by Solid-State NMR: Evidence for Cooperative Binding of Metal IonsKern, Thomas, Giffard, Mathilde, Hediger, Sabine, Amoroso, Ana, Giustini, Cecile, Bui, Nhat Khai, Joris, Bernard, Bougault, Catherine, Vollmer, Waldemar and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2010). Dynamics Characterization of Fully Hydrated Bacterial Cell Walls by Solid-State NMR: Evidence for Cooperative Binding of Metal Ions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132 (31), 10911-10919. doi: 10.1021/ja104533w |
2010 Journal Article Septal and lateral wall localization of PBP5, the major D,D-carboxypeptidase of Escherichia coli, requires substrate recognition and membrane attachmentPotluri, Lakshmiprasad, Karczmarek, Aneta, Verheul, Jolanda, Piette, Andre, Wilkin, Jean-Marc, Werth, Nadine, Banzhaf, Manuel, Vollmer, Waldemar, Young, Kevin D., Nguyen-Disteche, Martine and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2010). Septal and lateral wall localization of PBP5, the major D,D-carboxypeptidase of Escherichia coli, requires substrate recognition and membrane attachment. Molecular Microbiology, 77 (2), 300-323. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07205.x |
2010 Journal Article Mutations in the lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway interfere with crescentin-mediated cell curvature in Caulobacter crescentusCabeen, Matthew T., Murolo, Michelle A., Briegel, Ariane, Bui, N. Khai, Vollmer, Waldemar, Ausmees, Nora, Jensen, Grant J. and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2010). Mutations in the lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway interfere with crescentin-mediated cell curvature in Caulobacter crescentus. Journal of Bacteriology, 192 (13), 3368-3378. doi: 10.1128/JB.01371-09 |