2020
The Enemy of my Enemy: Bacterial Competition in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Kazmierczak BI. The Enemy of my Enemy: Bacterial Competition in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung. Cell Host & Microbe 2020, 28: 502-504. PMID: 33031766, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
New Twists and Turns in Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction
Watts KJ, Vaknin A, Fuqua C, Kazmierczak BI. New Twists and Turns in Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction. Journal Of Bacteriology 2019, 201: 10.1128/jb.00439-19. PMID: 31358610, PMCID: PMC6755736, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00439-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transductionTwo-component signal transduction pathwayTwo-component signal transduction systemBacterial locomotionContribution of motilityCryo-electron tomographySignal transduction systemSystems biology approachSignal transduction pathwaysIndividual bacterial cellsMulticellular organismsProkaryotic organismsBiology approachChemosensory receptorsFlagellar motorPathogenic interactionsTransduction pathwaysTransduction systemIndividual proteinsSensing pathwaysProtein labelingBehavior of thousandsComplex ecosystemsProtein spaceLiving cellsShould I Stay or Should I Go? Pseudomonas Just Can’t Decide
Jain R, Kazmierczak BI. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Pseudomonas Just Can’t Decide. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 25: 5-7. PMID: 30629919, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Synthesis of [32P]-c-di-GMP for Diguanylate Cyclase and Phosphodiesterase Activity Determinations
Kazmierczak BI. Synthesis of [32P]-c-di-GMP for Diguanylate Cyclase and Phosphodiesterase Activity Determinations. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1657: 23-29. PMID: 28889283, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7240-1_3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
NAIP proteins are required for cytosolic detection of specific bacterial ligands in vivo
Rauch I, Tenthorey JL, Nichols RD, Moussawi K, Kang JJ, Kang C, Kazmierczak BI, Vance RE. NAIP proteins are required for cytosolic detection of specific bacterial ligands in vivo. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2016, 213: 657-665. PMID: 27045008, PMCID: PMC4854734, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20151809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific bacterial proteinsNAIP proteinsNeedle proteinBacterial proteinsGenetic evidenceSpecific bacterial ligandsBacterial ligandsBacterial type III secretion systemInner rod proteinType III secretion systemT3SS needle proteinStrong biochemical evidenceCytosolic flagellinFlagellin detectionRod proteinsSecretion systemDetection of flagellinCRISPR/Diverse functionsCytosolic detectionNAIP1ProteinBiochemical evidenceNAIPsFlagellin
2013
Spatial and numerical regulation of flagellar biosynthesis in polarly flagellated bacteria
Kazmierczak BI, Hendrixson DR. Spatial and numerical regulation of flagellar biosynthesis in polarly flagellated bacteria. Molecular Microbiology 2013, 88: 655-663. PMID: 23600726, PMCID: PMC3654036, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolar flagellatesFlagellar assemblyProper cell divisionRotation of flagellaFlagellar biosynthesisFlagellation patternsGram-negative bacteriaPeritrichous flagellaOrganelle numberCell divisionCell biologyFlhGFlhFBacterial speciesBacterial cellsFlagellatesFlagellaDifferent bacteriaMechanistic insightsProteinBacteriaRecent findingsSpeciesSpecific activityDistinct patterns
2001
INTERACTION OF BACTERIAL PATHOGENS WITH POLARIZED EPITHELIUM
Kazmierczak B, Mostov K, Engel J. INTERACTION OF BACTERIAL PATHOGENS WITH POLARIZED EPITHELIUM. Annual Review Of Microbiology 2001, 55: 407-435. PMID: 11544362, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.55.1.407.Peer-Reviewed Original Research