2022 Journal Article Antibacterial potency of type VI amidase effector toxins is dependent on substrate topology and cellular contextRadkov, Atanas, Sapiro, Anne L., Flores, Sebastian, Henderson, Corey, Saunders, Hayden, Kim, Rachel, Massa, Steven, Thompson, Samuel, Mateusiak, Chase, Biboy, Jacob, Zhao, Ziyi, Starita, Lea M., Hatleberg, William L., Vollmer, Waldemar, Russell, Alistair B., Simorre, Jean-Pierre, Anthony-Cahill, Spencer, Brzovic, Peter, Hayes, Beth and Chou, Seemay (2022). Antibacterial potency of type VI amidase effector toxins is dependent on substrate topology and cellular context. eLife, 11 e79796, 1-26. doi: 10.7554/eLife.79796 |
2022 Journal Article Penicillin-binding protein 1 (PBP1) of Staphylococcus aureus has multiple essential functions in cell divisionWacnik, Katarzyna, Rao, Vincenzo A., Chen, Xinyue, Lafage, Lucia, Pazos, Manuel, Booth, Simon, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hobbs, Jamie K., Lewis, Richard J. and Foster, Simon J. (2022). Penicillin-binding protein 1 (PBP1) of Staphylococcus aureus has multiple essential functions in cell division. mBio, 13 (4), 1-19. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00669-22 |
2022 Journal Article Peptidoglycan recycling promotes outer membrane integrity and carbapenem tolerance in Acinetobacter baumanniiIslam, Nowrosh, Kazi, Misha, Kang, Katie N., Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Ahmed, Feroz, Schargel, Richard D., Boutte, Cara C., Dorr, Tobias, Vollmer, Waldemar and Boll, Joseph M. (2022). Peptidoglycan recycling promotes outer membrane integrity and carbapenem tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii. mBio, 13 (3), 1-19. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01001-22 |
2022 Journal Article Early midcell localization of Escherichia coli PBP4 supports the function of peptidoglycan amidasesVerheul, Jolanda, Lodge, Adam, Yau, Hamish C. L., Liu, Xiaolong, Boelter, Gabriela, Liu, Xinwei, Solovyova, Alexandra S., Typas, Athanasios, Banzhaf, Manuel, Vollmer, Waldemar and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2022). Early midcell localization of Escherichia coli PBP4 supports the function of peptidoglycan amidases. PLoS Genetics, 18 (5) e1010222, 1-36. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010222 |
2022 Journal Article Peptidoglycan biosynthesis is driven by lipid transfer along enzyme-substrate affinity gradientsOluwole, Abraham O., Corey, Robin A., Brown, Chelsea M., Hernandez-Rocamora, Victor M., Stansfeld, Phillip J., Vollmer, Waldemar, Bolla, Jani R. and Robinson, Carol (2022). Peptidoglycan biosynthesis is driven by lipid transfer along enzyme-substrate affinity gradients. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 2278, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29836-x |
2022 Journal Article Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates cell curvature in Bdellovibrio predatory bacteriaBanks, Emma J., Valdivia-Delgado, Mauricio, Biboy, Jacob, Wilson, Amber, Cadby, Ian T., Vollmer, Waldemar, Lambert, Carey, Lovering, Andrew L. and Sockett, R. Elizabeth (2022). Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates cell curvature in Bdellovibrio predatory bacteria. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 1509, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29007-y |
2022 Journal Article The VarA-CsrA regulatory pathway influences cell shape in Vibrio choleraeRocha, Leonardo F. Lemos, Peters, Katharina, Biboy, Jacob, Depelteau, Jamie S., Briegel, Ariane, Vollmer, Waldemar and Blokesch, Melanie (2022). The VarA-CsrA regulatory pathway influences cell shape in Vibrio cholerae. PLoS Genetics, 18 (3), 1-24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010143 |
2022 Journal Article Slippery liquid-like solid surfaces with promising antibiofilm performance under both static and flow conditionsZhu, Yufeng, McHale, Glen, Dawson, Jack, Armstrong, Steven, Wells, Gary, Han, Rui, Liu, Hongzhong, Vollmer, Waldemar, Stoodley, Paul, Jakubovics, Nicholas and Chen, Jinju (2022). Slippery liquid-like solid surfaces with promising antibiofilm performance under both static and flow conditions. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14 (5), 6307-6319. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c14533 |
2021 Journal Article Commensal Streptococcus mitis produces two different lipoteichoic acids of type I and type IVGisch, Nicolas, Peters, Katharina, Thomsen, Simone, Vollmer, Waldemar, Schwudke, Dominik and Denapaite, Dalia (2021). Commensal Streptococcus mitis produces two different lipoteichoic acids of type I and type IV. Glycobiology, 31 (12), 1655-1669. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwab079 |
2021 Journal Article Loss of YhcB results in dysregulation of coordinated peptidoglycan, LPS and phospholipid synthesis during Escherichia coli cell growthGoodall, Emily C. A., Isom, Georgia L., Rooke, Jessica L., Pullela, Karthik, Icke, Christopher, Yang, Zihao, Boelter, Gabriela, Jones, Alun, Warner, Isabel, Da Costa, Rochelle, Zhang, Bing, Rae, James, Tan, Wee Boon, Winkle, Matthias, Delhaye, Antoine, Heinz, Eva, Collet, Jean-Francois, Cunningham, Adam F., Blaskovich, Mark A., Parton, Robert G., Cole, Jeff A., Banzhaf, Manuel, Chng, Shu-Sin, Vollmer, Waldemar, Bryant, Jack A. and Henderson, Ian R. (2021). Loss of YhcB results in dysregulation of coordinated peptidoglycan, LPS and phospholipid synthesis during Escherichia coli cell growth. PLoS Genetics, 17 (12) e1009586, 1-40. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009586 |
2021 Journal Article Lytic transglycosylase MltG cleaves in nascent peptidoglycan and produces short glycan strandsSassine, Jad, Pazos, Manuel, Breukink, Eefjan and Vollmer, Waldemar (2021). Lytic transglycosylase MltG cleaves in nascent peptidoglycan and produces short glycan strands. The Cell Surface, 7 100053, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2021.100053 |
2021 Journal Article Role of endopeptidases in peptidoglycan synthesis mediated by alternative cross-linking enzymes in Escherichia coliVoedts, Henri, Dorchene, Delphine, Lodge, Adam, Vollmer, Waldemar, Arthur, Michel and Hugonnet, Jean-Emmanuel (2021). Role of endopeptidases in peptidoglycan synthesis mediated by alternative cross-linking enzymes in Escherichia coli. The EMBO Journal, 40 (19) e108126, 1-19. doi: 10.15252/embj.2021108126 |
2021 Journal Article Combining cell envelope stress reporter assays in a screening approach to identify BAM complex inhibitorsSteenhuis, Maurice, Corona, Federico, Ten Hagen-Jongman, Corinne M., Vollmer, Waldemar, Lambin, Dominique, Selhorst, Philippe, Klaassen, Hugo, Versele, Matthias, Chaltin, Patrick and Luirink, Joen (2021). Combining cell envelope stress reporter assays in a screening approach to identify BAM complex inhibitors. ACS Infectious Diseases, 7 (8), 2250-2263. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00728 |
2021 Journal Article DpaA detaches Braun’s lipoprotein from peptidoglycanWinkle, Matthias, Hernández-Rocamora, Víctor M., Pullela, Karthik, Goodall, Emily C. A., Martorana, Alessandra M., Gray, Joe, Henderson, Ian R., Polissi, Alessandra and Vollmer, Waldemar (2021). DpaA detaches Braun’s lipoprotein from peptidoglycan. mBio, 12 (3) e00836-21. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00836-21 |
2021 Journal Article Discovery of Pyrrolidine-2,3-diones as novel inhibitors of P. aeruginosa PBP3Lopez-Perez, Arancha, Freischem, Stefan, Grimm, Immanuel, Weiergraeber, Oliver, Dingley, Andrew J., Lopez-Alberca, Maria Pascual, Waldmann, Herbert, Vollmer, Waldemar, Kumar, Kamal and Vuong, Cuong (2021). Discovery of Pyrrolidine-2,3-diones as novel inhibitors of P. aeruginosa PBP3. Antibiotics, 10 (5), 1-18. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10050529 |
2021 Journal Article The active repertoire of Escherichia coli peptidoglycan amidases varies with physiochemical environmentMueller, Elizabeth A., Iken, Abbygail G., Oeztuerk, Mehmet Ali, Winkle, Matthias, Schmitz, Mirko, Vollmer, Waldemar, Di Ventura, Barbara and Levin, Petra Anne (2021). The active repertoire of Escherichia coli peptidoglycan amidases varies with physiochemical environment. Molecular Microbiology, 116 (1) mmi.14711, 311-328. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14711 |
2021 Journal Article Regulation and function of class A Penicillin-binding proteinsPazos, Manuel and Vollmer, Waldemar (2021). Regulation and function of class A Penicillin-binding proteins. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 60, 80-87. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2021.01.008 |
2021 Journal Article Localizing peptidoglycan synthesis in Helicobacter pylori using vlickable metabolic probesTaylor, Jennifer A., Santiago, Cintia C., Gray, Joe, Wodzanowski, Kimberly A., DeMeester, Kristen E., Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Grimes, Catherine L. and Salama, Nina R. (2021). Localizing peptidoglycan synthesis in Helicobacter pylori using vlickable metabolic probes. Current Protocols, 1 (4) e80, 1-52. doi: 10.1002/cpz1.80 |
2021 Journal Article Staphylococcus aureus cell wall structure and dynamics during host-pathogen interactionSutton, Joshua A. F., Carnell, Oliver T., Lafage, Lucia, Gray, Joe, Biboy, Jacob, Gibson, Josie F., Pollitt, Eric J. G., Tazoll, Simone C., Turnbull, William, Hajdamowicz, Natalia H., Salamaga, Bartlomiej, Pidwill, Grace R., Condliffe, Alison M., Renshaw, Stephen A., Vollmer, Waldemar and Foster, Simon J. (2021). Staphylococcus aureus cell wall structure and dynamics during host-pathogen interaction. PLoS Pathogens, 17 (3) e1009468, e1009468. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009468 |
2021 Journal Article ActS activates peptidoglycan amidases during outer membrane stress in Escherichia coliSerrano, Carlos K. Gurnani, Winkle, Matthias, Martorana, Alessandra M., Biboy, Jacob, More, Niccolo, Moynihan, Patrick, Banzhaf, Manuel, Vollmer, Waldemar and Polissi, Alessandra (2021). ActS activates peptidoglycan amidases during outer membrane stress in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology, 116 (1), 329-342. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14712 |