2021
The peptidoglycan-associated protein NapA plays an important role in the envelope integrity and in the pathogenesis of the lyme disease spirochete
Davis MM, Brock AM, DeHart TG, Boribong BP, Lee K, McClune ME, Chang Y, Cramer N, Liu J, Jones CN, Jutras BL. The peptidoglycan-associated protein NapA plays an important role in the envelope integrity and in the pathogenesis of the lyme disease spirochete. PLOS Pathogens 2021, 17: e1009546. PMID: 33984073, PMCID: PMC8118282, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptidoglycan-associated proteinsCell envelopeUnbiased proteomic approachCryo-electron microscopyOxidative stress responseOuter membrane vesiclesGram-negative bacteriaDps homologueEnvelope integrityProteomic approachNapA mutantOuter membraneBacterial proteinsMutant bacteriaDNA bindingCritical residuesBiological functionsLyme disease spirocheteStress responseCellular DNAMembrane vesiclesPeptidoglycanEnvelope layersBacterial pathogensCellular studies
2020
Establishing rod shape from spherical, peptidoglycan-deficient bacterial spores
Zhang H, Mulholland GA, Seef S, Zhu S, Liu J, Mignot T, Nan B. Establishing rod shape from spherical, peptidoglycan-deficient bacterial spores. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 14444-14452. PMID: 32513721, PMCID: PMC7321990, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2001384117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial actin homolog MreBFuture cell polesActin homolog MreBGTPase-activating proteinsMolecular motorsGram-negative bacteriumCell polesEukaryotic cellsSynthesis complexSpherical sporesWalled cellsRod shapeMglBMglAPG growthSporesMreBBacterial sporesGTPaseCellsCytoskeletonMyxococcusPeptidoglycanProteinBacterium