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2026 Journal Article Advancing sustainable crop protection: Characterization of a chitin-binding vicilin from Sesbania bispinosa with dual bio-control potential against fungi and insectsSan, Sandra, Eroth Veedu, Nandhana, Selvaraj, Nikhil Raj, Gracia, Leanie, Nair, Bipin Gopalakrishnan, Biboy, Jacob, Pai, Jayashree Gopalakrishna, Aradhya, Rajaguru and Nair, Sudarslal Sadasivan (2026). Advancing sustainable crop protection: Characterization of a chitin-binding vicilin from Sesbania bispinosa with dual bio-control potential against fungi and insects. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 75 104148, 104148-104148. doi: 10.1016/j.bcab.2026.104148 |
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2026 Journal Article Wall teichoic acids regulate peptidoglycan synthesis to maintain rod shape in Bacillus subtilisBarber, Felix, Akbary, Zarina, Yuan, Zhe, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar and Rojas, Enrique R. (2026). Wall teichoic acids regulate peptidoglycan synthesis to maintain rod shape in Bacillus subtilis. Nature Microbiology, 11 (7), 1893-1906. doi: 10.1038/s41564-026-02368-6 |
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2026 Journal Article Peptidoglycan recycling is critical for cell division, cell wall integrity, and β-lactam resistance in Caulobacter crescentusRichter, Pia, Merz, Anna, Biboy, Jacob, Paczia, Nicole, Glatter, Timo, Ng, Jared, Vollmer, Waldemar and Thanbichler, Martin (2026). Peptidoglycan recycling is critical for cell division, cell wall integrity, and β-lactam resistance in Caulobacter crescentus. eLife, 14 RP109465. doi: 10.7554/eLife.109465.3.sa2 |
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2026 Journal Article Peptidoglycan DD-peptidases have distinct activities that impact fitness of Acinetobacter baumanniiTehrani, Arshya F., Khadka, Abhisha, Furlan, Berenice, Whalen, Michael, Biboy, Jacob, Massidda, Orietta, Vollmer, Waldemar and Boll, Joseph M. (2026). Peptidoglycan DD-peptidases have distinct activities that impact fitness of Acinetobacter baumannii. mBio, 17 (4) e00072-26, 1-16. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00072-26 |
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2025 Journal Article Pneumococcal S protein coordinates cell wall modification and repair to resist host antimicrobialsBurnier, Jessica, Gallay, Clement, Bruce, Kevin E., Bjanes, Elisabet, Martin, Louise, Jim, Kin Ki, Tsui, Ho-Ching Tiffany, Cremers, Amelieke J. H., Mignolet, Johann, Vollmer, Daniela, Biboy, Jacob, Nizet, Victor, Vollmer, Waldemar, Winkler, Malcolm E. and Veening, Jan-Willem (2025). Pneumococcal S protein coordinates cell wall modification and repair to resist host antimicrobials. Nature Microbiology, 11 (1), 282-300. doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02184-4 |
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2025 Journal Article An evolutionarily conserved laterally acquired toolkit enables microbiota targeting by TrichomonasHart, Adam J., Mpeyako, Lenshina A., Bailey, Nick P., Merces, George, Gray, Joseph, Biboy, Jacob, Banzhaf, Manuel, Vollmer, Waldemar and Hirt, Robert P. (2025). An evolutionarily conserved laterally acquired toolkit enables microbiota targeting by Trichomonas. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 42 (11) msaf276. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msaf276 |
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2025 Journal Article Molecular interplay between peptidoglycan integrity and outer membrane asymmetry in maintaining cell envelope homeostasisNandy, Sinjini, Tehrani, Arshya F., Hunt-Serracin, Augusto C., Biboy, Jacob, Pybus, Christine, Vollmer, Waldemar and Boll, Joseph M. (2025). Molecular interplay between peptidoglycan integrity and outer membrane asymmetry in maintaining cell envelope homeostasis. Journal of Bacteriology, 207 (10) e00331-25, 1-18. doi: 10.1128/jb.00331-25 |
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2025 Journal Article Novel M23 peptidases Pgp4, Pgp5, and Pgp6 contribute to helical cell shape in Campylobacter jejuniLin, Chang Sheng-Huei, Vermeulen, Jenny, Biboy, Jacob, Gaynor, Erin C., Vollmer, Waldemar and Frirdich, Emilisa (2025). Novel M23 peptidases Pgp4, Pgp5, and Pgp6 contribute to helical cell shape in Campylobacter jejuni. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16 1641976, 1-21. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1641976 |
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2025 Journal Article Enhanced resistance of metal sequestering agents by reconfiguration of the Staphylococcus aureus cell wallPaterson, Joy R., Wadsworth, Joshua M., Lee, Rebecca J., Hu, Ping, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Daniela, Vollmer, Waldemar, Marles-Wright, Jon, Radin, Jana N., Kehl-Fie, Thomas E., Moran, Mary T. and Sharples, Gary J. (2025). Enhanced resistance of metal sequestering agents by reconfiguration of the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall. npj Antimicrobials and Resistance, 3 (1) 61, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s44259-025-00131-1 |
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2024 Journal Article An outer membrane porin-lipoprotein complex modulates elongasome movement to establish cell curvature in Rhodospirillum rubrumPöhl, Sebastian, Giacomelli, Giacomo, Meyer, Fabian M., Kleeberg, Volker, Cohen, Eli J., Biboy, Jacob, Rosum, Julia, Glatter, Timo, Vollmer, Waldemar, van Teeseling, Muriel C. F., Heider, Johann, Bramkamp, Marc and Thanbichler, Martin (2024). An outer membrane porin-lipoprotein complex modulates elongasome movement to establish cell curvature in Rhodospirillum rubrum. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 7616, 7616. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51790-z |
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2024 Journal Article Staphylococcus aureus stress response to bicarbonate depletionLiberini, Elisa, Fan, Sook-Ha, Bayer, Arnold S., Beck, Christian, Biboy, Jacob, François, Patrice, Gray, Joe, Hipp, Katharina, Koch, Iris, Peschel, Andreas, Sailer, Brigitte, Vollmer, Daniela, Vollmer, Waldemar and Götz, Friedrich (2024). Staphylococcus aureus stress response to bicarbonate depletion. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (17) 9251, 9251. doi: 10.3390/ijms25179251 |
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2024 Journal Article Correction: A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesisPöhl, Sebastian, Osorio-Valeriano, Manuel, Cserti, Emöke, Harberding, Jannik, Hernandez-Tamayo, Rogelio, Biboy, Jacob, Sobetzko, Patrick, Vollmer, Waldemar, Graumann, Peter L and Thanbichler, Martin (2024). Correction: A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesis. eLife, 13. doi: 10.7554/elife.101019 |
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2024 Journal Article PBP-A, a cyanobacterial dd-peptidase with high specificity for amidated muropeptides, exhibits pH-dependent promiscuous activity harmful to Escherichia coliDorrazehi, Gol Mohammad, Winkle, Matthias, Desmet, Martin, Stroobant, Vincent, Tanriver, Gamze, Degand, Hervé, Evrard, Damien, Desguin, Benoît, Morsomme, Pierre, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Mitusińska, Karolina, Góra, Artur, Vollmer, Waldemar and Soumillion, Patrice (2024). PBP-A, a cyanobacterial dd-peptidase with high specificity for amidated muropeptides, exhibits pH-dependent promiscuous activity harmful to Escherichia coli. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 13999, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-64806-x |
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2024 Journal Article Peptidoglycan-targeted [18F]3,3,3-trifluoro-d-alanine tracer for imaging bacterial infectionSorlin, Alexandre M., López-Álvarez, Marina, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Rabbitt, Sarah J., Rahim, Junaid Ur, Lee, Sang Hee, Bobba, Kondapa Naidu, Blecha, Joseph, Parker, Mathew F. L., Flavell, Robert R., Engel, Joanne, Ohliger, Michael, Vollmer, Waldemar and Wilson, David M. (2024). Peptidoglycan-targeted [18F]3,3,3-trifluoro-d-alanine tracer for imaging bacterial infection. JACS Au, 4 (3), 1039-1047. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00776 |
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2024 Journal Article A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesisPöhl, Sebastian, Osorio-Valeriano, Manuel, Cserti, Emöke, Harberding, Jannik, Hernandez-Tamayo, Rogelio, Biboy, Jacob, Sobetzko, Patrick, Vollmer, Waldemar, Graumann, Peter L. and Thanbichler, Martin (2024). A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesis. eLife, 12 RP86577, 1-34. doi: 10.7554/elife.86577.3 |
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2023 Journal Article DipM controls multiple autolysins and mediates a regulatory feedback loop promoting cell constriction in Caulobacter crescentusIzquierdo-Martinez, Adrian, Billini, Maria, Miguel-Ruano, Vega, Hernández-Tamayo, Rogelio, Richter, Pia, Biboy, Jacob, Batuecas, María T., Glatter, Timo, Vollmer, Waldemar, Graumann, Peter L., Hermoso, Juan A. and Thanbichler, Martin (2023). DipM controls multiple autolysins and mediates a regulatory feedback loop promoting cell constriction in Caulobacter crescentus. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 4095, 4095. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39783-w |
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2023 Journal Article Multiple Campylobacter jejuni proteins affecting the peptidoglycan structure and the degree of helical cell curvatureFrirdich, Emilisa, Vermeulen, Jenny, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2023). Multiple Campylobacter jejuni proteins affecting the peptidoglycan structure and the degree of helical cell curvature. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14 1162806. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1162806 |
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2022 Journal Article Outer membrane-anchoring enables LpoB to regulate peptidoglycan synthesis rateKermani, Ali A., Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Daniela and Vollmer, Waldemar (2022). Outer membrane-anchoring enables LpoB to regulate peptidoglycan synthesis rate. The Cell Surface, 8 100086, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2022.100086 |
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2022 Journal Article Molecular characterization of the type VI secretion system effector Tlde1a reveals a structurally altered foldCobo, Neil Lorente, Sibinelli-Sousa, Stephanie, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Bayer-Santos, Ethel and Prehna, Gerd (2022). Molecular characterization of the type VI secretion system effector Tlde1a reveals a structurally altered fold. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (11) 102556, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102556 |
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2022 Journal Article Peptidoglycan from Akkermansia muciniphila Muc(T): chemical structure and immunostimulatory properties of muropeptidesGarcia-Vello, Pilar, Tytgat, Hanne L. P., Gray, Joe, Elzinga, Janneke, Di Lorenzo, Flaviana, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Daniela, De Castro, Cristina, Vollmer, Waldemar, de Vos, Willem M. and Molinaro, Antonio (2022). Peptidoglycan from Akkermansia muciniphila Muc(T): chemical structure and immunostimulatory properties of muropeptides. Glycobiology, 32 (8), 712-719. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwac027 |
