2020 Journal Article SPOR proteins are required for functionality of class a penicillin-binding proteins in Escherichia coliPazos, Manuel, Peters, Katharina, Boes, Adrien, Safaei, Yalda, Kenward, Calem, Caveney, Nathanael A., Laguri, Cedric, Breukink, Eefjan, Strynadka, Natalie C. J., Simorre, Jean-Pierre, Terrak, Mohammed and Vollmer, Waldemar (2020). SPOR proteins are required for functionality of class a penicillin-binding proteins in Escherichia coli. mBio, 11 (6), 1-16. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02796-20 |
2020 Journal Article Cell morphology maintenance in Bacillus subtilis through balanced peptidoglycan synthesis and hydrolysisSassine, Jad, Sousa, Joana, Lalk, Michael, Daniel, Richard A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2020). Cell morphology maintenance in Bacillus subtilis through balanced peptidoglycan synthesis and hydrolysis. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 17910, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74609-5 |
2020 Journal Article Peptidoglycan editing provides immunity to Acinetobacter baumannii during bacterial warfareLe, Nguyen-Hung, Peters, Katharina, Espaillat, Akbar, Sheldon, Jessica R., Gray, Joe, Di Venanzio, Gisela, Lopez, Juvenal, Djahanschiri, Bardya, Mueller, Elizabeth A., Hennon, Seth W., Levin, Petra Anne, Ebersberger, Ingo, Skaar, Eric P., Cava, Felipe, Vollmer, Waldemar and Feldman, Mario F. (2020). Peptidoglycan editing provides immunity to Acinetobacter baumannii during bacterial warfare. Science Advances, 6 (30), 1-8. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abb5614 |
2020 Journal Article Structure of the peptidoglycan synthase activator LpoP in Pseudomonas aeruginosaCaveney, Nathanael A., Egan, Alexander J. F., Ayala, Isabel, Laguri, Cedric, Robb, Craig S., Breukink, Eefjan, Vollmer, Waldemar, Strynadka, Natalie C. J. and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2020). Structure of the peptidoglycan synthase activator LpoP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Structure, 28 (6), 643-650.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2020.03.012 |
2020 Journal Article Tol-Pal system and Rgs proteins interact to promote unipolar growth and cell division in Sinorhizobium melilotiKrol, Elizaveta, Yau, Hamish C. L., Lechner, Marcus, Schaeper, Simon, Bange, Gert, Vollmer, Waldemar and Becker, Anke (2020). Tol-Pal system and Rgs proteins interact to promote unipolar growth and cell division in Sinorhizobium meliloti. mBio, 11 (3), 1-21. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00306-20 |
2020 Journal Article Diffusion and capture permits dynamic coupling between treadmilling FtsZ filaments and cell division proteinsBaranova, Natalia, Radler, Philipp, Hernandez-Rocamora, Victor M., Alfonso, Carlos, Lopez-Pelegrin, Mar, Rivas, German, Vollmer, Waldemar and Loose, Martin (2020). Diffusion and capture permits dynamic coupling between treadmilling FtsZ filaments and cell division proteins. Nature Microbiology, 5 (3), 407-417. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0657-5 |
2020 Journal Article Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pyloriTaylor, Jennifer A., Bratton, Benjamin P., Sichel, Sophie R., Blair, Kris M., Jacobs, Holly M., DeMeester, Kristen E., Kuru, Erkin, Gray, Joe, Biboy, Jacob, VanNieuwenhze, Michael S., Vollmer, Waldemar, Grimes, Catherine L., Shaevitz, Joshua W. and Salama, Nina R. (2020). Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori. eLife, 9, 1-38. doi: 10.7554/eLife.52482 |
2019 Book Chapter The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniaeVollmer, Waldemar, Massidda, Orietta and Tomasz, Alexander (2019). The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gram-positive pathogens. (pp. 284-303) edited by Vincent A. Fischetti, Richard P. Novick, Joseph J. Ferretti, Daniel A. Portnoy, Miriam Braunstein and Julian I. Rood. Washington, DC United States: American Society for Microbiology. doi: 10.1128/9781683670131.ch18 |
2019 Journal Article Mechanisms of incorporation for D-amino acid probes that target peptidoglycan biosynthesisKuru, Erkin, Radkov, Atanas, Meng, Xin, Egan, Alexander, Alvarez, Laura, Dowson, Amanda, Booher, Garrett, Breukink, Eefjan, Roper, David I., Cava, Felipe, Vollmer, Waldemar, Brun, Yves and VanNieuwenhze, Michael S. (2019). Mechanisms of incorporation for D-amino acid probes that target peptidoglycan biosynthesis. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (12), 2745-2756. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00664 |
2019 Journal Article The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS delivers a periplasmic toxin that disrupts bacterial cell morphologyWood, Thomas E., Howard, Sophie A., Forster, Andreas, Nolan, Laura M., Manoli, Eleni, Bullen, Nathan P., Yau, Hamish C. L., Hachani, Abderrahman, Hayward, Richard D., Whitney, John C., Vollmer, Waldemar, Freemont, Paul S. and Filloux, Alain (2019). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS delivers a periplasmic toxin that disrupts bacterial cell morphology. Cell Reports, 29 (1), 187-201.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.094 |
2019 Journal Article D-amino acid derivatives as in situ probes for visualizing bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesisHsu, Yen-Pang, Booher, Garrett, Egan, Alexander, Vollmer, Waldemar and VanNieuwenhze, Michael S. (2019). D-amino acid derivatives as in situ probes for visualizing bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Accounts of Chemical Research, 52 (9), 2713-2722. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00311 |
2019 Journal Article Cell wall peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an Achilles' heel for the TB-causing pathogenMaitra, Arundhati, Munshi, Tulika, Healy, Jess, Martin, Liam T., Vollmer, Waldemar, Keep, Nicholas H. and Bhakta, Sanjib (2019). Cell wall peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an Achilles' heel for the TB-causing pathogen. Fems Microbiology Reviews, 43 (5), 548-575. doi: 10.1093/femsre/fuz016 |
2019 Journal Article Does the nucleoid determine cell dimensions in Escherichia coli?Zaritsky, Arieh, Vollmer, Waldemar, Mannik, Jaan and Liu, Chenli (2019). Does the nucleoid determine cell dimensions in Escherichia coli?. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01717 |
2019 Journal Article Optimized protocol for the incorporation of FDAA (HADA labeling) for in situ labeling of peptidoglycanPeters, Katharina, Pazos, Manuel, VanNieuwenhze, Michael S. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2019). Optimized protocol for the incorporation of FDAA (HADA labeling) for in situ labeling of peptidoglycan. Bio-protocol, 9 (15), 1-12. doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3316 |
2019 Journal Article Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan is a persistent antigen in patients with Lyme arthritisJutras, Brandon L., Lochhead, Robert B., Kloos, Zachary A., Biboy, Jacob, Strle, Klemen, Booth, Carmen J., Govers, Sander K., Gray, Joe, Schumann, Peter, Vollmer, Waldemar, Bockenstedt, Linda K., Steere, Allen C. and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2019). Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan is a persistent antigen in patients with Lyme arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (27), 13498-13507. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904170116 |
2019 Journal Article A genome-wide Helicobacter pylori morphology screen uncovers a membrane-spanning helical cell shape complexYang, Desiree C., Blair, Kris M., Taylor, Jennifer A., Petersen, Timothy W., Sessler, Tate, Tull, Christina M., Leverich, Christina K., Collar, Amanda L., Wyckoff, Timna J., Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar and Salama, Nina R. (2019). A genome-wide Helicobacter pylori morphology screen uncovers a membrane-spanning helical cell shape complex. Journal of Bacteriology, 201 (14), 1-16. doi: 10.1128/JB.00724-18 |
2019 Journal Article The Campylobacter jejuni helical to coccoid transition involves changes to peptidoglycan and the ability to elicit an immune responseFrirdich, Emilisa, Biboy, Jacob, Pryjma, Mark, Lee, Jooeun, Huynh, Steven, Parker, Craig T., Girardin, Stephen E., Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2019). The Campylobacter jejuni helical to coccoid transition involves changes to peptidoglycan and the ability to elicit an immune response. Molecular Microbiology, 112 (1), 280-301. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14269 |
2019 Journal Article The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniaeVollmer, Waldemar, Massidda, Orietta and Tomasz, Alexander (2019). The cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Microbiology Spectrum, 7 (3), 1-25. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.GPP3-0018-2018 |
2019 Journal Article Plasticity of Escherichia coli cell wall metabolism promotes fitness and antibiotic resistance across environmental conditionsMueller, Elizabeth A., Egan, Alexander J. F., Breukink, Eefjan, Vollmer, Waldemar and Levin, Petra Anne (2019). Plasticity of Escherichia coli cell wall metabolism promotes fitness and antibiotic resistance across environmental conditions. eLife, 8, 1-24. doi: 10.7554/eLife.40754 |
2019 Journal Article Studying intact bacterial peptidoglycan by proton-detected NMR spectroscopy at 100 kHz MAS frequencyBougault, Catherine, Ayala, Isabel, Vollmer, Waldemar, Simorre, Jean-Pierre and Schanda, Paul (2019). Studying intact bacterial peptidoglycan by proton-detected NMR spectroscopy at 100 kHz MAS frequency. Journal of Structural Biology, 206 (1), 66-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.07.009 |