Search Results - "Shiver, Anthony L."
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Rapid SNP discovery and genetic mapping using sequenced RAD markers
Published in PloS one (13-10-2008)“…Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery and genotyping are essential to genetic mapping. There remains a need for a simple, inexpensive platform that…”
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Role for dithiolopyrrolones in disrupting bacterial metal homeostasis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-03-2017)“…Natural products harbor unique and complex structures that provide valuable antibiotic scaffolds. With an increase in antibiotic resistance, natural products…”
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Mechanically resolved imaging of bacteria using expansion microscopy
Published in PLoS biology (17-10-2019)“…Imaging dense and diverse microbial communities has broad applications in basic microbiology and medicine, but remains a grand challenge due to the fact that…”
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M-TUBE enables large-volume bacterial gene delivery using a high-throughput microfluidic electroporation platform
Published in PLoS biology (06-09-2022)“…Conventional cuvette-based and microfluidics-based electroporation approaches for bacterial gene delivery have distinct advantages, but they are typically…”
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DksA regulates RNA polymerase in Escherichia coli through a network of interactions in the secondary channel that includes Sequence Insertion 1
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-12-2015)“…Sensing and responding to nutritional status is a major challenge for microbial life. In Escherichia coli, the global response to amino acid starvation is…”
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Construction and characterization of a genome-scale ordered mutant collection of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
Published in BMC biology (17-12-2022)“…Ordered transposon-insertion collections, in which specific transposon-insertion mutants are stored as monocultures in a genome-scale collection, represent a…”
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A Chemical-Genomic Screen of Neglected Antibiotics Reveals Illicit Transport of Kasugamycin and Blasticidin S
Published in PLoS genetics (29-06-2016)“…Fighting antibiotic resistance requires a deeper understanding of the genetic factors that determine the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria. Here we…”
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Randomly barcoded transposon mutant libraries for gut commensals I: Strategies for efficient library construction
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (23-01-2024)“…Randomly barcoded transposon mutant libraries are powerful tools for studying gene function and organization, assessing gene essentiality and pathways,…”
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DNA methylation and normal chromosome behavior in Neurospora depend on five components of a histone methyltransferase complex, DCDC
Published in PLoS genetics (01-11-2010)“…Methylation of DNA and of Lysine 9 on histone H3 (H3K9) is associated with gene silencing in many animals, plants, and fungi. In Neurospora crassa, methylation…”
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Randomly barcoded transposon mutant libraries for gut commensals II: Applying libraries for functional genetics
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (23-01-2024)“…The critical role of the intestinal microbiota in human health and disease is well recognized. Nevertheless, there are still large gaps in our understanding of…”
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Correction: A Chemical-Genomic Screen of Neglected Antibiotics Reveals Illicit Transport of Kasugamycin and Blasticidin S
Published in PLoS genetics (01-07-2017)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006124.]…”
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Identification of DIM-7, a protein required to target the DIM-5 H3 methyltransferase to chromatin
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (04-05-2010)“…Functionally distinct chromatin domains are delineated by distinct posttranslational modifications of histones, and in some organisms by differences in DNA…”
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Design, construction, and in vivo augmentation of a complex gut microbiome
Published in Cell (15-09-2022)“…Efforts to model the human gut microbiome in mice have led to important insights into the mechanisms of host-microbe interactions. However, the model…”
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A Comprehensive, CRISPR-based Functional Analysis of Essential Genes in Bacteria
Published in Cell (02-06-2016)“…Essential gene functions underpin the core reactions required for cell viability, but their contributions and relationships are poorly studied in vivo. Using…”
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Rapid ordering of barcoded transposon insertion libraries of anaerobic bacteria
Published in Nature protocols (01-06-2021)“…Commensal bacteria from the human intestinal microbiota play important roles in health and disease. Research into the mechanisms by which these bacteria exert…”
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A genome-wide screen in Escherichia coli reveals that ubiquinone is a key antioxidant for metabolism of long-chain fatty acids
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (08-12-2017)“…Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are used as a rich source of metabolic energy by several bacteria including important pathogens. Because LCFAs also induce…”
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Functional genetics of human gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron reveals metabolic requirements for growth across environments
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (02-03-2021)“…Harnessing the microbiota for beneficial outcomes is limited by our poor understanding of the constituent bacteria, as the functions of most of their genes are…”
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Cutting the Gordian Knot of the Microbiota
Published in Molecular cell (07-06-2018)“…The gut microbiota plays a central role in human health. Studies by Tramontano et al. (2018) and Maier et al. (2018) improve our understanding of the…”
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Chemical-genetic interrogation of RNA polymerase mutants reveals structure-function relationships and physiological tradeoffs
Published in Molecular cell (20-05-2021)“…The multi-subunit bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) and its associated regulators carry out transcription and integrate myriad regulatory signals. Numerous…”
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High-throughput bacterial functional genomics in the sequencing era
Published in Current opinion in microbiology (01-10-2015)“…Highlights • High-throughput phenotyping accelerates understanding of gene function and network. • Tn-seq is enabling functional genomics in a diverse set of…”
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