Cell wall structure and function in lactic acid bacteria

Lipoteichoic Acids, Phosphate-Containing Polymers in the Envelope of Gram-Positive Bacteria

(2014) O. Schneewind et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

GtfA and GtfB Are Both Required for Protein O-Glycosylation in Lactobacillus plantarum

(2014) I.-C. Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Molecular Insights on the Recognition of a Lactococcus lactis Cell Wall Pellicle by the Phage 1358 Receptor Binding Protein

(2014) C. Farenc et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Assay for peptidoglycan O-acetyltransferase: A potential new antibacterial target

(2013) Patrick J. Moynihan et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Wall Teichoic Acids of Gram-Positive Bacteria

(2013) Stephanie Brown et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Investigation of the Relationship between Lactococcal Host Cell Wall Polysaccharide Genotype and 936 Phage Receptor Binding Protein Phylogeny

(2013) J. Mahony et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lactobacillus surface layer proteins: structure, function and applications

(2013) Ulla Hynönen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Binding Mechanism of the Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Acm2: Low Affinity, Broad Specificity

(2013) Audrey Beaussart et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Engineering lactococci and lactobacilli for human health

(2013) Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Peptidoglycan hydrolases, bacterial shape, and pathogenesis

(2013) Emilisa Frirdich et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Cell surface-associated compounds of probiotic lactobacilli sustain the strain-specificity dogma

(2013) Peter A Bron et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

O-Glycosylation as a Novel Control Mechanism of Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Activity

(2013) Thomas Rolain et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Novel Type of Peptidoglycan-binding Domain Highly Specific for Amidated d-Asp Cross-bridge, Identified inLactobacillus caseiBacteriophage Endolysins

(2013) Krzysztof Regulski et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

ALactobacillus rhamnosusGG-derived Soluble Protein, p40, Stimulates Ligand Release from Intestinal Epithelial Cells to Transactivate Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

(2013) Fang Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Lactococcal Phages Tuc2009 and TP901-1 Incorporate Two Alternate Forms of Their Tail Fiber into Their Virions for Infection Specialization

(2013) Stephen R. Stockdale et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure, Adsorption to Host, and Infection Mechanism of Virulent Lactococcal Phage p2

(2013) C. Bebeacua et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Molecular Aspects and Comparative Genomics of Bacteriophage Endolysins

(2013) H. Oliveira et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Revised mechanism of D-alanine incorporation into cell wall polymers in Gram-positive bacteria

(2013) N. T. Reichmann et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Surface Proteome Analysis of a Natural Isolate ofLactococcus lactisReveals the Presence of Pili Able to Bind Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

(2013) Mickael Meyrand et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

AcmD, a Homolog of the Major Autolysin AcmA of Lactococcus lactis, Binds to the Cell Wall and Contributes to Cell Separation and Autolysis

(2013) Ganesh Ram R. Visweswaran et al.   PLoS One

Unraveling the Role of Surface Mucus-Binding Protein and Pili in Muco-Adhesion of Lactococcus lactis

(2013) Doan Thanh Lam Le et al.   PLoS One

Regulation of intestinal homeostasis and immunity with probiotic lactobacilli

(2013) Peter van Baarlen et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Perspectives on the contribution of lactic acid bacteria to cheese flavor development

(2012) James Steele et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Coordinate regulation of Gram-positive cell surface components

(2012) Brett R Hanson et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Virulence or Niche Factors: What's in a Name?

(2012) C. Hill   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Determinants of Murein Hydrolase Targeting to Cross-wall of Staphylococcus aureus Peptidoglycan

(2012) Matthew B. Frankel et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Polysaccharide Deacetylase C (PdaC) from Bacillus subtilis

(2012) Kaori Kobayashi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The major secreted protein Msp1/p75 is O-glycosylated in Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2012) Sarah Lebeer et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Lipoteichoic acid is an important microbe-associated molecular pattern of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2012) Ingmar JJ Claes et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Identification of key peptidoglycan hydrolases for morphogenesis, autolysis, and peptidoglycan composition of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1

(2012) Thomas Rolain et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Impact of 4 Lactobacillus plantarum capsular polysaccharide clusters on surface glycan composition and host cell signaling

(2012) Daniela M Remus et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Lactobacillus plantarum possesses the capability for wall teichoic acid backbone alditol switching

(2012) Peter A Bron et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Towards a nanoscale view of lactic acid bacteria

(2012) Prachi Tripathi et al.   MICRON

Protein secretion and surface display in Gram-positive bacteria

(2012) O. Schneewind et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Analysis of the Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Complement of Lactobacillus casei and Characterization of the Major γ-D-Glutamyl-L-Lysyl-Endopeptidase

(2012) Krzysztof Regulski et al.   PLoS One

Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of the Cell Wall Hydrolase Activity of the Major Secreted Protein of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2012) Ingmar J. J. Claes et al.   PLoS One

Dual Role for the O-Acetyltransferase OatA in Peptidoglycan Modification and Control of Cell Septation in Lactobacillus plantarum

(2012) Elvis Bernard et al.   PLoS One

Pilus Biogenesis in Lactococcus lactis: Molecular Characterization and Role in Aggregation and Biofilm Formation

(2012) Virginie Oxaran et al.   PLoS One

Pili of Gram-positive bacteria: roles in host colonization

(2012) Camille Danne et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Identification and in vitro Analysis of the GatD/MurT Enzyme-Complex Catalyzing Lipid II Amidation in Staphylococcus aureus

(2012) Daniela Münch et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Identification of Genetic Determinants and Enzymes Involved with the Amidation of Glutamic Acid Residues in the Peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus

(2012) Teresa A. Figueiredo et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Functional Analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Pili in Relation to Adhesion and Immunomodulatory Interactions with Intestinal Epithelial Cells

(2011) Sarah Lebeer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lectin Microarray Reveals Binding Profiles of Lactobacillus casei Strains in a Comprehensive Analysis of Bacterial Cell Wall Polysaccharides

(2011) Emi Yasuda et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Murein and pseudomurein cell wall binding domains of bacteria and archaea—a comparative view

(2011) Ganesh Ram R. Visweswaran et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Identification of FtsW as a transporter of lipid-linked cell wall precursors across the membrane

(2011) Tamimount Mohammadi et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

A widespread family of bacterial cell wall assembly proteins

(2011) Yoshikazu Kawai et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Location, synthesis and function of glycolipids and polyglycerolphosphate lipoteichoic acid in Gram-positive bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes

(2011) Nathalie T. Reichmann et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Anti-inflammatory capacity of selected lactobacilli in experimental colitis is driven by NOD2-mediated recognition of a specific peptidoglycan-derived muropeptide

(2011) E. M. Fernandez et al.   GUT

O-Acetylated peptidoglycan: Controlling the activity of bacterial autolysins and lytic enzymes of innate immune systems

(2011) Patrick J. Moynihan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

The nine peptidoglycan hydrolases genes in Lactobacillus helveticus are ubiquitous and early transcribed

(2011) Iva Jebava et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of the Amidotransferase AsnB1 as Being Responsible for meso -Diaminopimelic Acid Amidation in Lactobacillus plantarum Peptidoglycan

(2011) Elvis Bernard et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The Major Autolysin Acm2 from Lactobacillus plantarum Undergoes Cytoplasmic O-Glycosylation

(2011) L. Fredriksen et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Characterization ofO-Acetylation ofN-Acetylglucosamine

(2011) Elvis Bernard et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Studies of the Genetics, Function, and Kinetic Mechanism of TagE, the Wall Teichoic Acid Glycosyltransferase inBacillus subtilis168

(2011) Sarah E. Allison et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Clostridium difficileHas an Original Peptidoglycan Structure with a High Level ofN-Acetylglucosamine Deacetylation and Mainly 3-3 Cross-links

(2011) Johann Peltier et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Colon-specific delivery of a probiotic-derived soluble protein ameliorates intestinal inflammation in mice through an EGFR-dependent mechanism

(2011) Fang Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

OatA, a Peptidoglycan O-Acetyltransferase Involved in Listeria monocytogenes Immune Escape, Is Critical for Virulence

(2011) Camille Aubry et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Genetic Response to Bacteriophage Infection in Lactococcus lactis Reveals a Four-Strand Approach Involving Induction of Membrane Stress Proteins, D-Alanylation of the Cell Wall, Maintenance of Proton Motive Force, and Energy Conservation

(2011) V. Fallico et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Deciphering the Nanometer-Scale Organization and Assembly of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Pili Using Atomic Force Microscopy

(2011) Prachi Tripathi et al.   LANGMUIR

Immunomodulatory mechanisms of lactobacilli

(2011) Jerry M Wells   Microbial Cell Factories

Super-resolution microscopy reveals cell wall dynamics and peptidoglycan architecture in ovococcal bacteria

(2011) Richard Wheeler et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Architects at the bacterial surface — sortases and the assembly of pili with isopeptide bonds

(2011) Antoni P. A. Hendrickx et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Response of Lactococcus lactis to Membrane Protein Production

(2011) Ravi K. R. Marreddy et al.   PLoS One

Efficient Overproduction of Membrane Proteins in Lactococcus lactis Requires the Cell Envelope Stress Sensor/Regulator Couple CesSR

(2011) Joao P. C. Pinto et al.   PLoS One

Functional genome analysis of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 reveals type IVb tight adherence (Tad) pili as an essential and conserved host-colonization factor

(2011) M. O'Connell Motherway et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Recombinant lactic acid bacteria as mucosal biotherapeutic agents

(2011) Catherine Daniel et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Functionality of Sortase A in Lactococcus lactis

(2010) Y. Dieye et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mucosal Adhesion Properties of the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG SpaCBA and SpaFED Pilin Subunits

(2010) I. von Ossowski et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of Components and Synthesis Genes of Cell Wall Teichoic Acid amongLactobacillus plantarumStrains

(2010) Satoru TOMITA et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

LAB-Secretome: a genome-scale comparative analysis of the predicted extracellular and surface-associated proteins of Lactic Acid Bacteria

(2010) Miaomiao Zhou et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Impact of lipoteichoic acid modification on the performance of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in experimental colitis

(2010) I. J. J. Claes et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

Functional and Morphological Adaptation to Peptidoglycan Precursor Alteration inLactococcus lactis

(2010) Marie Deghorain et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cell Surface ofLactococcus lactisIs Covered by a Protective Polysaccharide Pellicle

(2010) Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A new morphogenesis pathway in bacteria: unbalanced activity of cell wall synthesis machineries leads to coccus-to-rod transition and filamentation in ovococci

(2010) Daniel Pérez-Núñez et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Role of staphylococcal wall teichoic acid in targeting the major autolysin Atl

(2010) Martin Schlag et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein LdtMt2 is a nonclassical transpeptidase required for virulence and resistance to amoxicillin

(2010) Radhika Gupta et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Host interactions of probiotic bacterial surface molecules: comparison with commensals and pathogens

(2010) Sarah Lebeer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Teichoic acids are temporal and spatial regulators of peptidoglycan cross-linking in Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) M. L. Atilano et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Exopolysaccharides of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG form a protective shield against innate immune factors in the intestine

(2010) Sarah Lebeer et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Identification of a Gene Cluster for the Biosynthesis of a Long, Galactose-Rich Exopolysaccharide in Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Functional Analysis of the Priming Glycosyltransferase

(2009) S. Lebeer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Distinct and essential morphogenic functions for wall- and lipo-teichoic acids in Bacillus subtilis

(2009) Kathrin Schirner et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Impact of peptidoglycanO-acetylation on autolytic activities of theEnterococcus faecalis N-acetylglucosaminidase AtlA andN-acetylmuramidase AtlB

(2009) Aurélie Emirian et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Identification of the Asparagine Synthase Responsible for D-Asp Amidation in the Lactococcus lactis Peptidoglycan Interpeptide Crossbridge

(2009) P. Veiga et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The CHAP domain of Cse functions as an endopeptidase that acts at mature septa to promoteStreptococcus thermophiluscell separation

(2009) Séverine Layec et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Stretching polysaccharides on live cells using single molecule force spectroscopy

(2009) Grégory Francius et al.   Nature Protocols

Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein

(2009) M. Kankainen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

LPxTG surface proteins of enterococci

(2009) Antoni P.A. Hendrickx et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Reduced Lysis upon Growth of Lactococcus lactis on Galactose Is a Consequence of Decreased Binding of the Autolysin AcmA

(2008) A. Steen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Variations in the Degree of D-Alanylation of Teichoic Acids in Lactococcus lactis Alter Resistance to Cationic Antimicrobials but Have No Effect on Bacterial Surface Hydrophobicity and Charge

(2008) E. Giaouris et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Suppressive Effect on Activation of Macrophages by Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota Genes Determining the Synthesis of Cell Wall-Associated Polysaccharides

(2008) E. Yasuda et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Peptidoglycan of Stationary-Phase Mycobacterium tuberculosis Predominantly Contains Cross-Links Generated by L,D-Transpeptidation

(2008) M. Lavollay et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

LysM, a widely distributed protein motif for binding to (peptido)glycans

(2008) Girbe Buist et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Teichoic acids and related cell-wall glycopolymers in Gram-positive physiology and host interactions

(2008) Christopher Weidenmaier et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

S layer protein A of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM regulates immature dendritic cell and T cell functions

(2008) S. R. Konstantinov et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Diversity of Firmicutes peptidoglycan hydrolases and specificities of those involved in daughter cell separation

(2008) Séverine Layec et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Pili in Gram-positive bacteria: assembly, involvement in colonization and biofilm development

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY