2015 Journal Article Discrete and overlapping functions of peptidoglycan synthases in growth, cell division and virulence of Listeria monocytogenesRismondo, Jeanine, Moeller, Lars, Aldridge, Christine, Gray, Joe, Vollmer, Waldemar and Halbedel, Sven (2015). Discrete and overlapping functions of peptidoglycan synthases in growth, cell division and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes. Molecular Microbiology, 95 (2), 332-351. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12873 |
2015 Book Chapter PeptidoglycanVollmer, Waldemar (2015). Peptidoglycan. Molecular medical microbiology. (pp. 105-124) edited by Yi-Wei Tang, Dongyou Liu, Max Sussman, Ian Poxton and Joseph Schwartzman. Cambridge, MA United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397169-2.00006-8 |
2014 Journal Article The host metabolite D-serine contributes to bacterial niche specificity through gene selection.Connolly, James P., Goldstone, Robert J., Burgess, Karl, Cogdell, Richard J., Beatson, Scott A., Vollmer, Waldemar, Smith, David G. E. and Roe, Andrew J. (2014). The host metabolite D-serine contributes to bacterial niche specificity through gene selection.. The ISME Journal, 9 (4), 1039-1051. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.242 |
2014 Journal Article Structure and function of a spectrin-like regulator of bacterial cytokinesisCleverley, Robert M., Barrett, Jeffrey R., Baslé, Arnaud, Bui, Nhat Khai, Hewitt, Lorraine, Solovyova, Alexandra, Xu, Zhi-Qiang, Daniel, Richard A., Dixon, Nicholas E., Harry, Elizabeth J., Oakley, Aaron J., Vollmer, Waldemar and Lewis, Richard J. (2014). Structure and function of a spectrin-like regulator of bacterial cytokinesis. Nature Communications, 5 (1) 5421. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6421 |
2014 Journal Article TLR-Mediated Inflammatory Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae Are Highly Dependent on Surface Expression of Bacterial LipoproteinsTomlinson, Gillian, Chimalapati, Suneeta, Pollard, Tracey, Lapp, Thabo, Cohen, Jonathan, Camberlein, Emilie, Stafford, Sian, Periselneris, Jimstan, Aldridge, Christine, Vollmer, Waldemar, Picard, Capucine, Casanova, Jean-Laurent, Noursadeghi, Mahdad and Brown, Jeremy (2014). TLR-Mediated Inflammatory Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae Are Highly Dependent on Surface Expression of Bacterial Lipoproteins. Journal of Immunology, 193 (7), 3736-3745. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401413 |
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 |
2014 Journal Article Structure of the LdcB LD-carboxypeptidase reveals the molecular basis of peptidoglycan recognitionHoyland, Christopher N., Aldridge, Christine, Cleverley, Robert M., Duchêne, Marie-Clémence, Minasov, George, Onopriyenko, Olena, Sidiq, Karzan, Stogios, Peter J., Anderson, Wayne F., Daniel, Richard A., Savchenko, Alexei, Vollmer, Waldemar and Lewis, Richard J. (2014). Structure of the LdcB LD-carboxypeptidase reveals the molecular basis of peptidoglycan recognition. Structure, 22 (7), 949-960. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2014.04.015 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2014 Book Chapter Bacterial cell wall growth, shape and divisionDerouaux, Adeline, Terrak, Mohammed, den Blaauwen, Tanneke and Vollmer, Waldemar (2014). Bacterial cell wall growth, shape and division. Bacterial membranes: structural and molecular biology. (pp. 3-54) edited by Han Remaut and Rémi Fronzes. Poole, United Kingdom: Caister Academic Press. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |