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2015

Journal Article

Discrete and overlapping functions of peptidoglycan synthases in growth, cell division and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes

Rismondo, 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

Discrete and overlapping functions of peptidoglycan synthases in growth, cell division and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes

2015

Book Chapter

Peptidoglycan

Vollmer, 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

Peptidoglycan

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

The host metabolite D-serine contributes to bacterial niche specificity through gene selection.

2014

Journal Article

Structure and function of a spectrin-like regulator of bacterial cytokinesis

Cleverley, 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

Structure and function of a spectrin-like regulator of bacterial cytokinesis

2014

Journal Article

TLR-Mediated Inflammatory Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae Are Highly Dependent on Surface Expression of Bacterial Lipoproteins

Tomlinson, 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

TLR-Mediated Inflammatory Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae Are Highly Dependent on Surface Expression of Bacterial Lipoproteins

2014

Journal Article

Elongated structure of the outer-membrane activator of peptidoglycan synthesis LpoA: implications for PBP1A stimulation

Jean, 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

Elongated structure of the outer-membrane activator of peptidoglycan synthesis LpoA: implications for PBP1A stimulation

2014

Journal Article

Structure of the LdcB LD-carboxypeptidase reveals the molecular basis of peptidoglycan recognition

Hoyland, 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

Structure of the LdcB LD-carboxypeptidase reveals the molecular basis of peptidoglycan recognition

2014

Journal Article

AmiA is a penicillin target enzyme with dual activity in the intracellular pathogen Chlamydia pneumoniae

Kloeckner, 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

AmiA is a penicillin target enzyme with dual activity in the intracellular pathogen Chlamydia pneumoniae

2014

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan ld-carboxypeptidase Pgp2 influences Campylobacter jejuni helical cell shape and pathogenic properties and provides the substrate for the DL-carboxypeptidase Pgp1

Frirdich, 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

Peptidoglycan ld-carboxypeptidase Pgp2 influences Campylobacter jejuni helical cell shape and pathogenic properties and provides the substrate for the DL-carboxypeptidase Pgp1

2014

Journal Article

Different walls for rods and balls: the diversity of peptidoglycan

Turner, 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

Different walls for rods and balls: the diversity of peptidoglycan

2014

Book Chapter

Bacterial cell wall growth, shape and division

Derouaux, 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.

Bacterial cell wall growth, shape and division

2013

Journal Article

Discovery of chlamydial peptidoglycan reveals bacteria with murein sacculi but without FtsZ

Pilhofer, 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

Discovery of chlamydial peptidoglycan reveals bacteria with murein sacculi but without FtsZ

2013

Journal Article

Mechanisms of bacterial morphogenesis and their subversion by phages

Bernhardt, 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

Mechanisms of bacterial morphogenesis and their subversion by phages

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

From models to pathogens: how much have we learned about Streptococcus pneumoniae cell division?

2013

Journal Article

Structural basis for type VI secreted peptidoglycan DL-endopeptidase function, specificity and neutralization in Serratia marcescens

Srikannathasan, 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

Structural basis for type VI secreted peptidoglycan DL-endopeptidase function, specificity and neutralization in Serratia marcescens

2013

Journal Article

Flow cytometry-based enrichment for cell shape mutants identifies multiple genes that influence Helicobacter pylori morphology

Sycuro, 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

Flow cytometry-based enrichment for cell shape mutants identifies multiple genes that influence Helicobacter pylori morphology

2013

Journal Article

Identification, Structure, and Function of a Novel Type VI Secretion Peptidoglycan Glycoside Hydrolase Effector-Immunity Pair

Whitney, 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

Identification, Structure, and Function of a Novel Type VI Secretion Peptidoglycan Glycoside Hydrolase Effector-Immunity Pair

2013

Journal Article

Colocalization and interaction between elongasome and divisome during a preparative cell division phase in Escherichia coli

van 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

Colocalization and interaction between elongasome and divisome during a preparative cell division phase in Escherichia coli

2013

Journal Article

Growth medium-dependent glycine incorporation into the peptidoglycan of Caulobacter crescentus

Takacs, 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

Growth medium-dependent glycine incorporation into the peptidoglycan of Caulobacter crescentus

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 viability

Shin, 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

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