Type IV pilin proteins: versatile molecular modules

CL Giltner, Y Nguyen, LL Burrows - Microbiology and molecular …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are multifunctional protein fibers produced on the surfaces of a
wide variety of bacteria and archaea. The major subunit of T4P is the type IV pilin, and …

Protein glycosylation in bacteria: sweeter than ever

H Nothaft, CM Szymanski - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Investigations into bacterial protein glycosylation continue to progress rapidly. It is now
established that bacteria possess both N-linked and O-linked glycosylation pathways that …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae vaccines: a contemporary overview

E Williams, KL Seib, CK Fairley… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection is an important public health issue, with an annual global
incidence of 87 million. N. gonorrhoeae infection causes significant morbidity and can have …

How biology handles nitrite

LB Maia, JJG Moura - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nitrite is one of the players in the broad nitrogen biogeochemical cycle. This nitrogen oxo-
anion is involved in key pathways crucial to life on Earth and to the planetary “recycling” of …

Enzymes in the synthesis of glycoconjugates

RM Schmaltz, SR Hanson, CH Wong - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Aims This review is intended to update our previous discussion on the chemoenzymatic
synthesis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates,(1) with new emphasis placed on …

Similarities and differences in the glycosylation mechanisms in prokaryotes and eukaryotes

A Dell, A Galadari, F Sastre… - International journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent years have witnessed a rapid growth in the number and diversity of prokaryotic
proteins shown to carry N‐and/or O‐glycans, with protein glycosylation now considered as …

The sweet tooth of bacteria: common themes in bacterial glycoconjugates

HLP Tytgat, S Lebeer - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Humans have been increasingly recognized as being superorganisms, living in close
contact with a microbiota on all their mucosal surfaces. However, most studies on the human …

Bacterial protein N-glycosylation: new perspectives and applications

H Nothaft, CM Szymanski - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013 - ASBMB
Protein glycosylation is widespread throughout all three domains of life. Bacterial protein N-
glycosylation and its application to engineering recombinant glycoproteins continue to be …

Phosphonate production by marine microbes: exploring new sources and potential function

M Acker, SL Hogle, PM Berube… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Phosphonates are organophosphorus metabolites with a characteristic CP bond. They are
ubiquitous in the marine environment, their degradation broadly supports ecosystem …

Canary in the Coal Mine: How Resistance Surveillance in Commensals Could Help Curb the Spread of AMR in Pathogenic Neisseria

M Goytia, CB Wadsworth - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widespread within Neisseria gonorrhoeae populations.
Recent work has highlighted the importance of commensal Neisseria (cN) as a source of …