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Wall teichoic acids prevent antibody binding to epitopes within the cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus
Gautam S, Kim T, Lester E, Deep D, Spiegel DA. Wall teichoic acids prevent antibody binding to epitopes within the cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus. ACS Chemical Biology 2015, 11: 25-30. PMID: 26502318, PMCID: PMC5592732, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodiesCell WallEpitopesModels, BiologicalProtein BindingStaphylococcus aureusTeichoic Acids
2020
Fluorescent stem peptide mimics: In situ probes for peptidoglycan crosslinking
Gautam S, Kim T, Howell R, Spiegel DA. Fluorescent stem peptide mimics: In situ probes for peptidoglycan crosslinking. Methods In Enzymology 2020, 638: 57-67. PMID: 32416921, DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2020.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsBacterial cell wall synthesisSynthetic probesPeptide mimicsPeptidoglycan crosslinkingSynthesisSitu probeKey stepCrosslinkingNumerous classesMechanical strengthNew antibioticsProbeCell wall synthesisPeptidoglycan synthesisSuper-resolution microscopyLive bacteriaWall synthesisReactionCell wallDetailed protocolMicroscopyStaphylococcus aureusHuman pathogens