Search Results - "SHAW, Lindsey N"
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Small things considered: the small accessory subunits of RNA polymerase in Gram-positive bacteria
Published in FEMS microbiology reviews (01-07-2015)“…The DNA-dependent RNA polymerase core enzyme in Gram-positive bacteria consists of seven subunits. Whilst four of them (α2ββ′) are essential, three smaller…”
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Staphopains Modulate Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Integrity
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-09-2013)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Mycobacterium abscessus DosRS two-component system controls a species-specific regulon required for adaptation to hypoxia
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (09-03-2023)“…( ), an emerging opportunistic pathogen, predominantly infects individuals with underlying pulmonary diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF). Current treatment…”
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The novel two-component system AmsSR governs alternative metabolic pathway usage in Acinetobacter baumannii
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (04-04-2023)“…In this study, we identify a novel two-component system in (herein named AmsSR for regulator of alternative metabolic systems) only present in select…”
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Epistatic relationships between sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation
Published in PloS one (24-05-2010)“…The accessory gene regulator (agr) and staphylococcal accessory regulator (sarA) play opposing roles in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. There is…”
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Phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus by macrophages exerts cytoprotective effects manifested by the upregulation of antiapoptotic factors
Published in PloS one (21-04-2009)“…It is becoming increasingly apparent that Staphylococcus aureus are able to survive engulfment by macrophages, and that the intracellular environment of these…”
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Coordinated adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to calprotectin-dependent metal sequestration
Published in mBio (17-07-2024)“…The host protein calprotectin inhibits the growth of a variety of bacterial pathogens through metal sequestration in a process known as "nutritional immunity."…”
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Galectin-3 Is a Target for Proteases Involved in the Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Infection and immunity (01-07-2017)“…is a major cause of skin and soft tissue infection. The bacterium expresses four major proteases that are emerging as virulence factors: aureolysin (Aur), V8…”
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Unraveling the Impact of Secreted Proteases on Hypervirulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in mBio (23-02-2021)“…controls the progression of infection through the coordinated production of extracellular proteases, which selectively modulate virulence determinant…”
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Factors contributing to the biofilm-deficient phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus sarA mutants
Published in PloS one (10-10-2008)“…Mutation of sarA in Staphylococcus aureus results in a reduced capacity to form a biofilm, but the mechanistic basis for this remains unknown. Previous…”
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Exposing the Unique Connection between Metabolism and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Cell chemical biology (17-11-2016)“…In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology, Choby et al. (2016) use a small molecule inhibitor active against fermenting S. aureus to unravel a unique connection…”
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Bioactivity of Spongian Diterpenoid Scaffolds from the Antarctic Sponge Dendrilla antarctica
Published in Marine drugs (23-06-2020)“…The Antarctic sponge is rich in defensive terpenoids with promising antimicrobial potential. Investigation of this demosponge has resulted in the generation of…”
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Fpa (YlaN) is an iron(II) binding protein that functions to relieve Fur-mediated repression of gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in mBio (23-10-2024)“…Iron (Fe) is a trace nutrient required by nearly all organisms. As a result of the demand for Fe and the toxicity of non-chelated cytosolic ionic Fe,…”
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Identification of a Novel Polyamine Scaffold With Potent Efflux Pump Inhibition Activity Toward Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Pathogens
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (14-06-2018)“…We have previously reported the use of combinatorial chemistry to identify broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. Herein, we extend our analysis of this…”
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Staphylococcus aureus Coordinates Leukocidin Expression and Pathogenesis by Sensing Metabolic Fluxes via RpiRc
Published in mBio (21-06-2016)“…Staphylococcus aureus is a formidable human pathogen that uses secreted cytolytic factors to injure immune cells and promote infection of its host. Of these…”
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Staphylococcal Proteases Aid in Evasion of the Human Complement System
Published in Journal of innate immunity (01-01-2014)“…Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that presents severe health care concerns due to the prevalence of multiple antibiotic-resistant strains…”
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SarA plays a predominant role in controlling the production of extracellular proteases in the diverse clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus LAC and UAMS-1
Published in Virulence (01-12-2020)“…Using DNA affinity chromatography we demonstrate that the S. aureus regulatory proteins MgrA, Rot, SarA, and SarS bind DNA baits derived from the promoter…”
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Genome-wide Annotation, Identification, and Global Transcriptomic Analysis of Regulatory or Small RNA Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in mBio (09-02-2016)“…In Staphylococcus aureus, hundreds of small regulatory or small RNAs (sRNAs) have been identified, yet this class of molecule remains poorly understood and…”
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The identification of two M20B family peptidases required for full virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (19-07-2023)“…We have previously demonstrated that deletion of an intracellular leucine aminopeptidase results in attenuated virulence of . Herein we explore the role of 10…”
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Mapping the Global Network of Extracellular Protease Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in mSphere (23-10-2019)“…A primary function of the extracellular proteases of is to control the progression of infection by selectively modulating the stability of virulence factors…”
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