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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
2018
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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
2018
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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
2017
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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
2017
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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
2017
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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
2016
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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
2016
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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
2016
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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
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
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2015
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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
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
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
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
2013
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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
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
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
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
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
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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
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