The Role of Staphylococcus aureus YycFG in Gene Regulation, Biofilm Organization and Drug Resistance

S Wu, J Zhang, Q Peng, Y Liu, L Lei, H Zhang - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is a serious global health concern that may have significant social and
financial consequences. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is …

Metagenomics versus metatranscriptomics of the murine gut microbiome for assessing microbial metabolism during inflammation

J Jovel, A Nimaga, T Jordan, S O'keefe… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Shotgun metagenomics studies have improved our understanding of microbial population
dynamics and have revealed significant contributions of microbes to gut homeostasis. They …

MP4: a machine learning based classification tool for prediction and functional annotation of pathogenic proteins from metagenomic and genomic datasets

A Gupta, AS Malwe, GN Srivastava, P Thoudam… - BMC …, 2022 - Springer
Bacteria can exceptionally evolve and develop pathogenic features making it crucial to
determine novel pathogenic proteins for specific therapeutic interventions. Therefore, we …

Silver nanoparticles regulate antibiotic resistance genes by shifting bacterial community and generating anti-silver genes in estuarine biofilms

X Guo, X Chen, N Sidikjan, R Sha - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
Biofilms are thought to be sinks for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and nanoparticles
(NPs), however, studies on the interactions between NPs and ARGs in biofilms are limited …

Therapeutic inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus ArlRS two-component regulatory system blocks virulence

JM Kwiecinski, DA Jelani, EJ Fuentes… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of severe infections, and its widespread
antibiotic resistance necessitates search for alternative therapies, such as inhibition of …

BL19U2: Small-angle X-ray scattering beamline for biological macromolecules in solution at SSRF

YW Li, GF Liu, HJ Wu, P Zhou, CX Hong, N Li… - Nuclear Science and …, 2020 - Springer
The BL19U2 at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility is a small-angle X-ray
scattering beamline dedicated to structural studies pertaining to biological macromolecules …

Structural and functional insights underlying recognition of histidine phosphotransfer protein in fungal phosphorelay systems

F Paredes-Martínez, L Eixerés… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
In human pathogenic fungi, receiver domains from hybrid histidine kinases (hHK) have to
recognize one HPt. To understand the recognition mechanism, we have assessed …

Structure of the Acinetobacter baumannii PmrA receiver domain and insights into clinical mutants affecting DNA binding and promoting colistin resistance

S Palethorpe, ME Milton, EC Pesci… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an insidious emerging nosocomial pathogen that has developed
resistance to all available antimicrobials, including the last resort antibiotic, colistin. Colistin …

Mechanistic and biophysical characterization of polymyxin resistance response regulator PmrA in Acinetobacter baumannii

Z Ouyang, W He, M Jiao, Q Yu, Y Guo, M Refat… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Acinetobacter baumannii PmrAB is a crucial two-component regulatory system
(TCS) that plays a vital role in conferring resistance to polymyxin. PmrA, a response …

Computational studies on coumestrol-ArlR interaction to target ArlRS signaling cascade involved in MRSA virulence

AK Verma, G Jaiswal, KN Sultana… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Two component signaling system ArlRS (Autolysis-related locus) regulates adhesion, biofilm
formation and virulence in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It consists of a …