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2018

Journal Article

The fluorescent D-amino acid NADA as a tool to study the conditional activity of transpeptidases in Escherichia coli

Montón Silva, Alejandro, Otten, Christian, Biboy, Jacob, Breukink, Eefjan, VanNieuwenhze, Michael, Vollmer, Waldemar and den Blaauwen, Tanneke (2018). The Fluorescent D-Amino Acid NADA as a Tool to Study the Conditional Activity of Transpeptidases in Escherichia coli. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9 2101, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02101

The fluorescent D-amino acid NADA as a tool to study the conditional activity of transpeptidases in Escherichia coli

2018

Journal Article

Targeting the bacterial cytoskeleton of the Burkholderia cepacia complex for antimicrobial development: a cautionary tale

Carnell, Sonya C., Perry, John D., Borthwick, Lee, Vollmer, Daniela, Biboy, Jacob, Facchini, Marcella, Bragonzi, Alessandra, Silipo, Alba, Vergunst, Annette C., Vollmer, Waldemar, Khan, Anjam C. M. and De Soyza, Anthony (2018). Targeting the bacterial cytoskeleton of the Burkholderia cepacia complex for antimicrobial development: a cautionary tale. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19 (6) 1604, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/ijms19061604

Targeting the bacterial cytoskeleton of the Burkholderia cepacia complex for antimicrobial development: a cautionary tale

2018

Journal Article

Structure and activity of ChiX: a peptidoglycan hydrolase required for chitinase secretion by Serratia marcescens

Owen, Richard A., Fyfe, Paul K., Lodge, Adam, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Hunter, William N. and Sargent, Frank (2018). Structure and activity of ChiX: a peptidoglycan hydrolase required for chitinase secretion by Serratia marcescens. Biochemical Journal, 475 (2), 415-428. doi: 10.1042/BCJ20170633

Structure and activity of ChiX: a peptidoglycan hydrolase required for chitinase secretion by Serratia marcescens

2017

Journal Article

Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation

Kuru, Erkin, Lambert, Carey, Rittichier, Jonathan, Till, Rob, Ducret, Adrien, Derouaux, Adeline, Gray, Joe, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, VanNieuwenhze, Michael, Brun, Yves V. and Sockett, R. Elizabeth (2017). Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation. Nature Microbiology, 2 (12), 1648-1657. doi: 10.1038/s41564-017-0029-y

Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation

2017

Journal Article

A mutant isoform of ObgE causes cell death by interfering with cell division

Dewachter, Liselot, Verstraeten, Natalie, Jennes, Michiel, Verbeelen, Tom, Biboy, Jacob, Monteyne, Daniel, Perez-Morga, David, Verstrepen, Kevin J., Vollmer, Waldemar, Fauvart, Maarten and Michiels, Jan (2017). A mutant isoform of ObgE causes cell death by interfering with cell division. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8 1193, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01193

A mutant isoform of ObgE causes cell death by interfering with cell division

2017

Journal Article

Morphology heterogeneity within a Campylobacter jejuni helical population: the use of calcofluor white to generate rod-shaped C-jejuni 81-176 clones and the genetic determinants responsible for differences in morphology within 11168 strains

Frirdich, Emilisa, Biboy, Jacob, Huynh, Steven, Parker, Craig T., Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2017). Morphology heterogeneity within a Campylobacter jejuni helical population: the use of calcofluor white to generate rod-shaped C-jejuni 81-176 clones and the genetic determinants responsible for differences in morphology within 11168 strains. Molecular Microbiology, 104 (6), 948-971. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13672

Morphology heterogeneity within a Campylobacter jejuni helical population: the use of calcofluor white to generate rod-shaped C-jejuni 81-176 clones and the genetic determinants responsible for differences in morphology within 11168 strains

2016

Journal Article

Accumulation of peptidoglycan O-acetylation leads to altered cell wall biochemistry and negatively impacts pathogenesis factors of Campylobacter jejuni

Ha, Reuben, Frirdich, Emilisa, Sychantha, David, Biboy, Jacob, Taveirne, Michael E., Johnson, Jeremiah G., DiRita, Victor J., Vollmer, Waldemar, Clarke, Anthony J. and Gaynor, Erin C. (2016). Accumulation of peptidoglycan O-acetylation leads to altered cell wall biochemistry and negatively impacts pathogenesis factors of Campylobacter jejuni. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291 (43), 22686-22702. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.746404

Accumulation of peptidoglycan O-acetylation leads to altered cell wall biochemistry and negatively impacts pathogenesis factors of Campylobacter jejuni

2016

Journal Article

Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cells

Jutras, Brandon Lyon, Scott, Molly, Parry, Bradley, Biboy, Jacob, Gray, Joe, Vollmer, Waldemar and Jacobs-Wagner, Christine (2016). Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (33), 9162-9170. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1610805113

Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cells

2016

Journal Article

The Redundancy of Peptidoglycan Carboxypeptidases Ensures Robust Cell Shape Maintenance in Escherichia coli

Peters, Katharina, Kannan, Suresh, Rao, Vincenzo A., Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Daniela, Erickson, Stephen W., Lewis, Richard J., Young, Kevin D. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2016). The Redundancy of Peptidoglycan Carboxypeptidases Ensures Robust Cell Shape Maintenance in Escherichia coli. mBio. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00819-16

The Redundancy of Peptidoglycan Carboxypeptidases Ensures Robust Cell Shape Maintenance in Escherichia coli

2015

Journal Article

Activities and regulation of peptidoglycan synthases

Egan, Alexander J. F., Biboy, Jacob, van't Veer, Inge, Breukink, Eefjan and Vollmer, Waldemar (2015). Activities and regulation of peptidoglycan synthases. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 370 (1679) 20150031, 20150031. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0031

Activities and regulation of peptidoglycan synthases

2015

Journal Article

Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and outer membrane constriction during Escherichia coli cell division

Gray, Andrew N., Egan, Alexander J. F., van't Veer, Inge L., Verheul, Jolanda, Colavin, Alexandre, Koumoutsi, Alexandra, Biboy, Jacob, Altelaar, A. F. Maarten, Damen, Mirjam J., Huang, Kerwyn Casey, Simorre, Jean-Pierre, Breukink, Eefjan, den Blaauwen, Tanneke, Typas, Athanasios, Gross, Carol A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2015). Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and outer membrane constriction during Escherichia coli cell division. Elife, 4 e07118. doi: 10.7554/eLife.07118

Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and outer membrane constriction during Escherichia coli cell division

2015

Journal Article

Transferred interbacterial antagonism genes augment eukaryotic innate immune function

Chou, Seemay, Daugherty, Matthew D., Peterson, S. Brook, Biboy, Jacob, Yang, Youyun, Jutras, Brandon L., Fritz-Laylin, Lillian K., Ferrin, Michael A., Harding, Brittany N., Jacobs-Wagner, Christine, Yang, X. Frank, Vollmer, Waldemar, Malik, Harmit S. and Mougous, Joseph D. (2015). Transferred interbacterial antagonism genes augment eukaryotic innate immune function. Nature, 518 (7537), 98-101. doi: 10.1038/nature13965

Transferred interbacterial antagonism genes augment eukaryotic innate immune function

2014

Journal Article

Outer-membrane lipoprotein LpoB spans the periplasm to stimulate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B

Egan, Alexander J. F., Jean, Nicolas L., Koumoutsi, Alexandra, Bougault, Catherine M., Biboy, Jacob, Sassine, Jad, Solovyova, Alexandra S., Breukink, Eefjan, Typas, Athanasios, Vollmer, Waldemar and Simorre, Jean-Pierre (2014). Outer-membrane lipoprotein LpoB spans the periplasm to stimulate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 (22), 8197-8202. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1400376111

Outer-membrane lipoprotein LpoB spans the periplasm to stimulate the peptidoglycan synthase PBP1B

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

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

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

In vitro peptidoglycan synthesis assay with lipid II substrate

Biboy, Jacob, Bui, Nhat Khai and Vollmer, Waldemar (2013). In vitro peptidoglycan synthesis assay with lipid II substrate. Methods in Molecular Biology, 966, 273-288. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-245-2_17

In vitro peptidoglycan synthesis assay with lipid II substrate

2012

Journal Article

Multiple peptidoglycan modification networks modulate Helicobacter pylori's cell shape, motility, and colonization potential

Sycuro, Laura K., Wyckoff, Timna J., Biboy, Jacob, Born, Petra, Pincus, Zachary, Vollmer, Waldemar and Salama, Nina R. (2012). Multiple peptidoglycan modification networks modulate Helicobacter pylori's cell shape, motility, and colonization potential. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (3) e1002603, 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002603

Multiple peptidoglycan modification networks modulate Helicobacter pylori's cell shape, motility, and colonization potential

2012

Journal Article

Peptidoglycan-modifying enzyme pgp1 is required for helical cell shape and pathogenicity traits in Campylobacter jejuni

Frirdich, Emilisa, Biboy, Jacob, Adams, Calvin, Lee, Jooeun, Ellermeier, Jeremy, Gielda, Lindsay Davis, DiRita, Victor J., Girardin, Stephen E., Vollmer, Waldemar and Gaynor, Erin C. (2012). Peptidoglycan-modifying enzyme pgp1 is required for helical cell shape and pathogenicity traits in Campylobacter jejuni. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (3) e1002602, 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002602

Peptidoglycan-modifying enzyme pgp1 is required for helical cell shape and pathogenicity traits in Campylobacter jejuni

2010

Journal Article

Regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis by outer-membrane proteins

Typas, Athanasios, Banzhaf, Manuel, van Saparoea, Bart van den Berg, Verheul, Jolanda, Biboy, Jacob, Nichols, Robert J., Zietek, Matylda, Beilharz, Katrin, Kannenberg, Kai, von Rechenberg, Moritz, Breukink, Eefjan, den Blaauwen, Tanneke, Gross, Carol A. and Vollmer, Waldemar (2010). Regulation of Peptidoglycan Synthesis by Outer-Membrane Proteins. Cell, 143 (7), 1097-1109. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.11.038

Regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis by outer-membrane proteins