Search Results - "Kizziah, James L."
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Structure of the host cell recognition and penetration machinery of a Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage
Published in PLoS pathogens (18-02-2020)“…Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of infections in humans. The emergence of virulent, antibiotic-resistant strains of S. aureus is a significant public…”
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Shape shifter: redirection of prolate phage capsid assembly by staphylococcal pathogenicity islands
Published in Nature communications (04-11-2021)“…Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPIs) are molecular parasites that hijack helper phages for their transfer. SaPIbov5, the prototypical member of…”
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Structure of the Capsid Size-Determining Scaffold of "Satellite" Bacteriophage P4
Published in Viruses (27-08-2020)“…P4 is a mobile genetic element (MGE) that can exist as a plasmid or integrated into its host genome, but becomes packaged into phage particles by a helper…”
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Competing scaffolding proteins determine capsid size during mobilization of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands
Published in eLife (06-10-2017)“…pathogenicity islands (SaPIs), such as SaPI1, exploit specific helper bacteriophages, like 80α, for their high frequency mobilization, a process termed…”
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Transient sampling of aggregation‐prone conformations causes pathogenic instability of a parkinsonian mutant of DJ‐1 at physiological temperature
Published in Protein science (01-10-2015)“…Various missense mutations in the cytoprotective protein DJ‐1 cause rare forms of inherited parkinsonism. One mutation, M26I, diminishes DJ‐1 protein levels in…”
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Potent neutralization by a RBD antibody with broad specificity for SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 and other variants
Published in Npj viruses (14-11-2024)“…SARS-CoV-2 continues to be a public health burden, driven in-part by its continued antigenic diversification and resulting emergence of new variants. By…”
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Cleavage and Structural Transitions during Maturation of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage 80α and SaPI1 Capsids
Published in Viruses (16-12-2017)“…In the tailed bacteriophages, DNA is packaged into spherical procapsids, leading to expansion into angular, thin-walled mature capsids. In many cases, this…”
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Structure of the Portal Complex from Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity Island 1 Transducing Particles In Situ and In Isolation
Published in Journal of molecular biology (15-02-2024)“…[Display omitted] •The phage portal plays key roles in capsid assembly, DNA packaging and ejection.•Cryo-EM reveals the structure of the 80α portal in…”
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Structure and host specificity of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage Andhra
Published in Science advances (02-12-2022)“…is an opportunistic pathogen of the human skin, often associated with infections of implanted medical devices. Staphylococcal picoviruses are a group of…”
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Development of Glucose Regulated Protein 94-Selective Inhibitors Based on the BnIm and Radamide Scaffold
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (14-04-2016)“…Glucose regulated protein 94 (Grp94) is the endoplasmic reticulum resident of the heat shock protein 90 kDa (Hsp90) family of molecular chaperones. Grp94…”
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Heads or Tails? Structural Studies of Host Interaction and Molecular Piracy in Bacteriophages
Published 01-01-2021“…Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic human pathogen dependent mainly on bacteriophages (phages) for dissemination of the virulence factors that contribute…”
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