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2022

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan from Akkermansia muciniphila Muc(T): chemical structure and immunostimulatory properties of muropeptides

Garcia-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

Peptidoglycan from Akkermansia muciniphila Muc(T): chemical structure and immunostimulatory properties of muropeptides

2022

Journal Article

Antibacterial potency of type VI amidase effector toxins is dependent on substrate topology and cellular context

Radkov, 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

Antibacterial potency of type VI amidase effector toxins is dependent on substrate topology and cellular context

2022

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan recycling promotes outer membrane integrity and carbapenem tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii

Islam, 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

Peptidoglycan recycling promotes outer membrane integrity and carbapenem tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii

2022

Journal Article

Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates cell curvature in Bdellovibrio predatory bacteria

Banks, 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

Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates cell curvature in Bdellovibrio predatory bacteria

2022

Journal Article

The VarA-CsrA regulatory pathway influences cell shape in Vibrio cholerae

Rocha, 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) e1010143, 1-24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010143

The VarA-CsrA regulatory pathway influences cell shape in Vibrio cholerae

2021

Journal Article

Localizing peptidoglycan synthesis in Helicobacter pylori using vlickable metabolic probes

Taylor, 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

Localizing peptidoglycan synthesis in Helicobacter pylori using vlickable metabolic probes

2021

Journal Article

Staphylococcus aureus cell wall structure and dynamics during host-pathogen interaction

Sutton, 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

Staphylococcus aureus cell wall structure and dynamics during host-pathogen interaction

2021

Journal Article

ActS activates peptidoglycan amidases during outer membrane stress in Escherichia coli

Serrano, 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

ActS activates peptidoglycan amidases during outer membrane stress in Escherichia coli

2021

Journal Article

The novel membrane-associated auxiliary factors AuxA and AuxB modulate β-lactam resistance in MRSA by stabilizing lipoteichoic acids

Mikkelsen, Kasper, Sirisarn, Wanchat, Alharbi, Ohood, Alharbi, Mohanned, Liu, Huayong, Nohr-Meldgaard, Katrine, Mayer, Katharina, Vestergaard, Martin, Gallagher, Laura A., Derrick, Jeremy P., McBain, Andrew J., Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, O'Gara, James P., Grunert, Tom, Ingmer, Hanne and Xia, Guoqing (2021). The novel membrane-associated auxiliary factors AuxA and AuxB modulate β-lactam resistance in MRSA by stabilizing lipoteichoic acids. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 57 (3) 106283, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106283

The novel membrane-associated auxiliary factors AuxA and AuxB modulate β-lactam resistance in MRSA by stabilizing lipoteichoic acids

2021

Journal Article

Septal class A penicillin-binding protein activity and LD-transpeptidases mediate selection of colistin-resistant lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii

Kang, Katie N., Kazi, Misha I., Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Bovermann, Hannah, Ausman, Jessie, Boutte, Cara C., Vollmer, Waldemar and Boll, Joseph M. (2021). Septal class A penicillin-binding protein activity and LD-transpeptidases mediate selection of colistin-resistant lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii. mBio, 12 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02185-20

Septal class A penicillin-binding protein activity and LD-transpeptidases mediate selection of colistin-resistant lipooligosaccharide-deficient Acinetobacter baumannii

2020

Journal Article

Ticks resist skin commensals with immune factor of bacterial origin

Hayes, Beth M., Radkov, Atanas D., Yarza, Fauna, Flores, Sebastian, Kim, Jungyun, Zhao, Ziyi, Lexa, Katrina W., Marnin, Liron, Biboy, Jacob, Bowcut, Victoria, Vollmer, Waldemar, Pedra, Joao H. F. and Chou, Seemay (2020). Ticks resist skin commensals with immune factor of bacterial origin. Cell, 183 (6), 1562-1571.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.042

Ticks resist skin commensals with immune factor of bacterial origin

2020

Journal Article

MreC and MreD balance the interaction between the elongasome proteins PBP2 and RodA

Liu, Xiaolong, Biboy, Jacob, Consoli, Elisa, Vollmer, Waldemar and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2020). MreC and MreD balance the interaction between the elongasome proteins PBP2 and RodA. PLoS Genetics, 16 (12) e1009276, 1-23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009276

MreC and MreD balance the interaction between the elongasome proteins PBP2 and RodA

2020

Journal Article

Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori

Taylor, 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

Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori

2019

Journal Article

Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan is a persistent antigen in patients with Lyme arthritis

Jutras, 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

Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan is a persistent antigen in patients with Lyme arthritis

2019

Journal Article

A genome-wide Helicobacter pylori morphology screen uncovers a membrane-spanning helical cell shape complex

Yang, 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) e00724, 1-16. doi: 10.1128/JB.00724-18

A genome-wide Helicobacter pylori morphology screen uncovers a membrane-spanning helical cell shape complex

2019

Journal Article

The Campylobacter jejuni helical to coccoid transition involves changes to peptidoglycan and the ability to elicit an immune response

Frirdich, 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

The Campylobacter jejuni helical to coccoid transition involves changes to peptidoglycan and the ability to elicit an immune response

2019

Journal Article

A specialized MreB-dependent cell wall biosynthetic complex mediates the formation of stalk-specific peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus

Billini, Maria, Biboy, Jacob, Kuehn, Juliane, Vollmer, Waldemar and Thanbichler, Martin (2019). A specialized MreB-dependent cell wall biosynthetic complex mediates the formation of stalk-specific peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus. Plos Genetics, 15 (2) e1007897, 1-33. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007897

A specialized MreB-dependent cell wall biosynthetic complex mediates the formation of stalk-specific peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus

2019

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables Escherichia coli To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect

More, Niccolo, Martorana, Alessandra M., Biboy, Jacob, Otten, Christian, Winkle, Matthias, Serrano, Carlos K. Gurnani, Silva, Alejandro Monton, Atkinson, Lisa, Yau, Hamish, Breukink, Eefjan, den Blaauwen, Tanneke, Vollmer, Waldemar and Polissi, Alessandra (2019). Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables Escherichia coli To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect. Mbio, 10 (1) e02729-18. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02729-18

Peptidoglycan Remodeling Enables Escherichia coli To Survive Severe Outer Membrane Assembly Defect

2018

Journal Article

The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis targets bacteria with laterally acquired NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases

Pinheiro, Jully, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hirt, Robert P., Keown, Jeremy R., Artuyants, Anastasiia, Black, Moyra M., Goldstone, David C. and Simoes-Barbosa, Augusto (2018). The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis targets bacteria with laterally acquired NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases. mBio, 9 (6), 1-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01784-18

The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis targets bacteria with laterally acquired NlpC/P60 peptidoglycan hydrolases

2018

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan degradation machinery in Clostridium difficile forespore engulfment

Dembek, Marcin, Kelly, Abigail, Barwinska-Sendra, Anna, Tarrant, Emma, Stanley, Will A., Vollmer, Daniela, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Vollmer, Waldemar and Salgado, Paula S. (2018). Peptidoglycan degradation machinery in Clostridium difficile forespore engulfment. Molecular Microbiology, 110 (3), 390-410. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14091

Peptidoglycan degradation machinery in Clostridium difficile forespore engulfment