Functional Amyloids Composed of Phenol Soluble Modulins Stabilize Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

How Staphylococcus aureus biofilms develop their characteristic structure

(2012) S. Periasamy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A simple method of markerless gene deletion in Staphylococcus aureus

(2011) Fuminori Kato et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Anti-Legionella activity of staphylococcal hemolytic peptides

(2011) A. Marchand et al.   PEPTIDES

The Assembly of Individual Chaplin Peptides from Streptomyces coelicolor into Functional Amyloid Fibrils

(2011) Elizabeth B. Sawyer et al.   PLoS One

Dual amyloid domains promote differential functioning of the chaplin proteins during Streptomyces aerial morphogenesis

(2011) D. S. Capstick et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Staphylococcal biofilm disassembly

(2011) Blaise R. Boles et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Transcription and Translation Products of the Cytolysin Gene psm-mec on the Mobile Genetic Element SCCmec Regulate Staphylococcus aureus Virulence

(2011) Chikara Kaito et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Molecular mechanism of Thioflavin-T binding to amyloid fibrils

(2010) Matthew Biancalana et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS

Human Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Senses Highly Pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) Dorothee Kretschmer et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Neutrophil responses to staphylococcal pathogens and commensals via the formyl peptide receptor 2 relates to phenol-soluble modulin release and virulence

(2010) Maren Rautenberg et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Requirement of the agr Locus for Colony Spreading of Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) E. Tsompanidou et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Staphylococcus epidermidis surfactant peptides promote biofilm maturation and dissemination of biofilm-associated infection in mice

(2010) Rong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Staphylococcus epidermidis Antimicrobial δ-Toxin (Phenol-Soluble Modulin-γ) Cooperates with Host Antimicrobial Peptides to Kill Group A Streptococcus

(2010) Anna L. Cogen et al.   PLoS One

Identification of Genes Involved in Polysaccharide-Independent Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation

(2010) Blaise R. Boles et al.   PLoS One

Amyloid fibers provide structural integrity to Bacillus subtilis biofilms

(2010) D. Romero et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Thioflavine T interaction with synthetic Alzheimer's disease β-amyloid peptides: Detection of amyloid aggregation in solution

(2010) Harry Levine   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Interconnections between Sigma B, agr, and Proteolytic Activity in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Maturation

(2009) K. J. Lauderdale et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Selective Antimicrobial Action Is Provided by Phenol-Soluble Modulins Derived from Staphylococcus epidermidis, a Normal Resident of the Skin

(2009) Anna L. Cogen et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Attachment ofStreptomyces coelicoloris mediated by amyloidal fimbriae that are anchored to the cell surface via cellulose

(2009) Wouter de Jong et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Modulation of eDNA Release and Degradation Affects Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Maturation

(2009) Ethan E. Mann et al.   PLoS One

Gatekeeper residues in the major curlin subunit modulate bacterial amyloid fiber biogenesis

(2009) X. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional Amyloids As Natural Storage of Peptide Hormones in Pituitary Secretory Granules

(2009) S. K. Maji et al.   SCIENCE

Mobile Genetic Element-Encoded Cytolysin Connects Virulence to Methicillin Resistance in MRSA

(2009) Shu Y. Queck et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Relative Quantitative Comparisons of the Extracellular Protein Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus UAMS-1 and Its sarA, agr, and sarA agr Regulatory Mutants Using One-Dimensional Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis and Nanocapillary Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry

(2008) R. C. Jones et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

RNAIII-Independent Target Gene Control by the agr Quorum-Sensing System: Insight into the Evolution of Virulence Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus

(2008) Shu Y. Queck et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

An improved tetracycline-inducible expression vector for Staphylococcus aureus

(2008) Rebecca M. Corrigan et al.   PLASMID

The role of virulence determinants in community-associated MRSA pathogenesis

(2008) Binh An Diep et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

agr-Mediated Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

(2008) Blaise R. Boles et al.   PLoS Pathogens