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Use of mCherry Red fluorescent protein for studies of protein localization and gene expression in Clostridium difficile by Ransom, Eric M, Ellermeier, Craig D, Weiss, David S

“…Fluorescent proteins are powerful reporters in biology, but most require O2 for chromophore maturation, making them inherently difficult to use in anaerobic…”
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HexSDF Is Required for Synthesis of a Novel Glycolipid That Mediates Daptomycin and Bacitracin Resistance in C. difficile by Pannullo, Anthony G, Guan, Ziqiang, Goldfine, Howard, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen responsible for 250,000 hospital-associated infections, 12,000 hospital-associated deaths,…”
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PrsW Is Required for Colonization, Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides, and Expression of Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factors in Clostridium difficile by HO, Theresa D, ELLERMEIER, Craig D

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Signal Peptidase-Mediated Cleavage of the Anti-σ Factor RsiP at Site 1 Controls σ P Activation and β-Lactam Resistance in Bacillus thuringiensis by Nauta, Kelsie M, Ho, Theresa D, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…In Bacillus thuringiensis, β-lactam antibiotic resistance is controlled by the extracytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factor σ . σ activity is inhibited by the…”
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Evidence for a novel protease governing regulated intramembrane proteolysis and resistance to antimicrobial peptides in Bacillus subtilis by Ellermeier, Craig D, Losick, Richard

“…Evidence is presented that the activation of the RNA polymerase sigma factor sigma(W) in Bacillus subtilis by regulated intramembrane proteolysis is governed…”
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Activity of σV, an Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factor of Bacillus subtilis, Is Controlled by Regulated Proteolysis of the Anti-σ Factor RsiV by Hastie, Jessica L, Williams, Kyle B, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…During growth in the environment, bacteria encounter stresses which can delay or inhibit their growth. To defend against these stresses, bacteria induce both…”
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Imaging mass spectrometry of intraspecies metabolic exchange revealed the cannibalistic factors of Bacillus subtilis by Liu, Wei-Ting, Yang, Yu-Liang, Xu, Yuquan, Lamsa, Anne, Haste, Nina M., Yang, Jane Y., Ng, Julio, Gonzalez, David, Ellermeier, Craig D., Straight, Paul D., Pevzner, Pavel A., Pogliano, Joe, Nizet, Victor, Pogliano, Kit, Dorrestein, Pieter C.

“…During bacterial cannibalism, a differentiated subpopulation harvests nutrients from their genetically identical siblings to allow continued growth in…”
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The Penicillin-Binding Protein PbpP Is a Sensor of β-Lactams and Is Required for Activation of the Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factor σ P in Bacillus thuringiensis by Nauta, Kelsie M, Ho, Theresa D, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…β-Lactams are a class of antibiotics that target the synthesis of peptidoglycan, an essential component of the cell wall. β-Lactams inhibit the function of…”
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Activation of the Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factor σ V in Clostridioides difficile Requires Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis of the Anti-σ Factor RsiV by Pannullo, Anthony G, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is one of the leading causes of nosocomial diarrhea. Lysozyme is a common host defense against many pathogenic bacteria…”
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Evidence of a bacterial receptor for lysozyme: binding of lysozyme to the anti-σ factor RsiV controls activation of the ecf σ factor σV by Hastie, Jessica L, Williams, Kyle B, Sepúlveda, Carolina, Houtman, Jon C, Forest, Katrina T, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…σ factors endow RNA polymerase with promoter specificity in bacteria. Extra-Cytoplasmic Function (ECF) σ factors represent the largest and most diverse family…”
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Bacterial sensing: A putative amphipathic helix in RsiV is the switch for activating σV in response to lysozyme by Lewerke, Lincoln T, Kies, Paige J, Müh, Ute, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…Extra Cytoplasmic Function (ECF) σ factors are a diverse group of alternate σ factors bacteria use to respond to changes in the environment. The Bacillus…”
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A Three-Protein Signaling Pathway Governing Immunity to a Bacterial Cannibalism Toxin by Ellermeier, Craig D., Hobbs, Errett C., Gonzalez-Pastor, Jose E., Losick, Richard

“…We describe a three-protein signal-transduction pathway that governs immunity to a protein toxin involved in cannibalism by the spore-forming bacterium…”
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RtsA and RtsB Coordinately Regulate Expression of the Invasion and Flagellar Genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by Ellermeier, Craig D, Slauch, James M

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The Anti-sigma Factor RsiV Is a Bacterial Receptor for Lysozyme: Co-crystal Structure Determination and Demonstration That Binding of Lysozyme to RsiV Is Required for σV Activation by Hastie, Jessica L, Williams, Kyle B, Bohr, Lindsey L, Houtman, Jon C, Gakhar, Lokesh, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…σ factors provide RNA polymerase with promoter specificity in bacteria. Some σ factors require activation in order to interact with RNA polymerase and…”
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Identification of the Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factor σ P Regulon in Bacillus thuringiensis by Ho, Theresa D, Nauta, Kelsie M, Luhmann, Emma K, Radoshevich, Lilliana, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…Bacillus thuringiensis and other members of the Bacillus cereus family are resistant to many β-lactams. Resistance is dependent upon the extracytoplasmic…”
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SdiA, an N-acylhomoserine lactone receptor, becomes active during the transit of Salmonella enterica through the gastrointestinal tract of turtles by Smith, Jenee N, Dyszel, Jessica L, Soares, Jitesh A, Ellermeier, Craig D, Altier, Craig, Lawhon, Sara D, Adams, L Garry, Konjufca, Vjollca, Curtiss, 3rd, Roy, Slauch, James M, Ahmer, Brian M M

“…LuxR-type transcription factors are typically used by bacteria to determine the population density of their own species by detecting N-acylhomoserine lactones…”
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The WalRK Two-Component System Is Essential for Proper Cell Envelope Biogenesis in Clostridioides difficile by Müh, Ute, Ellermeier, Craig D, Weiss, David S

“…The WalR-WalK two-component regulatory system (TCS) is found in all , in which it regulates the expression of multiple genes required for remodeling the cell…”
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From regulation to ruin: a rogue sigma factor causes cell death in Bacillus subtilis by Camp, Amy H., Ellermeier, Craig D.

“…A rogue, plasmid-encoded sigma factor that kills Bacillus subtilis is the focus of a new study by A. T. Burton, D. Pospíšilová, P. Sudzinová, E. V. Snider, A…”
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Activation of the Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factor σ P by β-Lactams in Bacillus thuringiensis Requires the Site-2 Protease RasP by Ho, Theresa D, Nauta, Kelsie M, Müh, Ute, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…Bacteria can utilize alternative σ factors to regulate sets of genes in response to changes in the environment. The largest and most diverse group of…”
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Production of the Cannibalism Toxin SDP Is a Multistep Process That Requires SdpA and SdpB by Pérez Morales, Tiara G, Ho, Theresa D, Liu, Wei-Ting, Dorrestein, Pieter C, Ellermeier, Craig D

“…During the early stages of sporulation, a subpopulation of Bacillus subtilis cells secrete toxins that kill their genetically identical siblings in a process…”
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